Vol. 2 (4) : July-August 2011 issue
Green Farming Vol. 2 (4) : 487-488 (July-August, 2011) (New Series)
Seed quality and mycoflora associated with bold and wrinkled seeds of cowpea
S.R. WANKHEDEa1, S.U. CHARJANb2 and R.P. GAJBHIYEc3*
aCollege of Horticulture, Dr. P.D. Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola - 444 104 bDepartment of Botany, College of Agriculture, Dr. P.D. Krishi Vidyapeeth, Nagpur - 440 001
cNARP (Fruits & Vegetables), Agriculture Res. Station, Dr. P.D.K.V., Sonapur, Gadchiroli - 442 605 (Maharashtra)
Designation : 1,2Asstt. Professor, 3Associate Professor *(gajbhiyerp@rediffmail.com)
Subject : Seed Science Technology
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S.R. WANKHEDE, S.U. CHARJAN and R.P. GAJBHIYE. 2011. Seed quality and mycoflora associated with bold and wrinkled seeds of cowpea. Green Farming Vol. 2 (4) : 487-488 (July-August, 2011) (New Series)
ABSTRACT
Seed quality parameters and mycoflora associated with bold and wrinkled seeds of cowpea cv. Pusa Barasati and Pusa Phalguni was investigated during 2006 (kharif). Both types of seeds yielded qualitatively similar fungi viz., Alternaria alternata, Aspergillus flavus, A. niger, Curvularia lunata, Fusarium sp., Penicillium citrinum and Rhizopus nigricans, but for difference in their percentage of incidence. Percentage of seed colonised by fungi was more in wrinkled seeds in both cultivars. Bold seeds were superior with respect to seed quality parameters such as 100-seed weight, germination, plumule length, radicle length and seedling dry weight as compared to wrinkled seeds.
Key words :
Cowpea, seed mycoflora, seed quality parameters, Vigna unguiculata, wrinkled seeds.
