Bio-deterioration of important vegetable seeds due to mycoflora II

Abstract

Bio-deterioration of important vegetable seeds due to mycoflora-II" was studied at the Department of Plant Pathology, College of Horticulture, Vellanikkara during the year 1988-89. Three vegetable seeds viz., bhindi (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench), cowpea Vlqna unquiculata (L.l Walp) and dolichos bean (Dolichos 1ablab L .) were used for the investigations. The objectives of the investigations were 1. To assess the role of seed-borne mycoflora and bio-deterioration of important vegetable seeds (bhindi, cowpea and dolichos bean)2. To study the influence of seasons on the association of seed-borne mycoflora of stored vegetable seeds 3. To assess the effect of relative humidity on the viability of vegetable seeds 4. To study the role of seed mycoflora on the germination of seeds and 5. To find out the effect of fungicides to minimise the fungal bio-deterioration of stored vegetable seeds.