Seed-borne Contaminants of Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) Seed in Saudi Arabia PDF

Keywords

sesame, mycoflora, cultivars

Abstract

Five cultivars of Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) were screened for seed-borne mycoflora. Alternaria and Aspergillus were the predominant genera represented by five species each. Other genera isolated were Chaetomium, Cladosporium, Curvularia, Drechslera, Fusarium, Helminthosporium, Mucor, Penicillium, Pleospora, Rhizopus, Setosphaeria, Stemphylium, Syncephalastrum, Trichoderma, and Ulocladium. Alternaria alternata followed by Aspergillus niger and A. flavus exhibited the highest percent of occurrence.