LOCATION OF FUNGI IN PUMKPIN SEED

Short Communication

Authors

  • Nasreen Sultana Crop Diseases Research Institute, Pakistan Agricultural Research Council, Karachi University Campus,Karachi-75270, Pakistan

Keywords:

Pumpkin seeds, Fungi, Location

Abstract

Pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo L.) is an important and widely cultivated cucurbitaceous vegetable crop in Pakistan. Over forty-five seed-borne fungi have been reported to be associ­ ated with pumpkin seeds in Pakistan (Yunis & Kauser, 1966; Sheikh 1990; Sultana et al 1992; Ahmed et al 1993). Mac­ rophomina phaseolina, Botryodiplodia theobromae, Fusarium equiseti, F. semitectum, F. soJani and F oxysporum were found in high frequencies in cucurbits seed  (Maholay

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Published

2003-12-22

Issue

Vol. 46 No. 3 (2003): Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

Section

Articles

How to Cite

LOCATION OF FUNGI IN PUMKPIN SEED: Short Communication. (2003). Biological Sciences - PJSIR, 46(3), 211-212. https://www.v2.pjsir.org/index.php/biological-sciences/article/view/1633