Fungi associated with tomato and brinjal seeds in bangladesh

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Abstract : Thirteen different fungi were found to be associated with tomato seeds and nine with the brinjal seeds collected from Pahartali (Chittagong), Keranigonj (Dhaka), Gazipur Sadar (Gazipur), Islampur (Jamalpur), Monirampur (Jessore), Kaligonj (Jhenidah), Trisal (Mymensingh), Ishurdi (Pabna), Rangpur Sadar (Rangpur) and Savar (Dhaka). The occurrence of most commonly mycoflora were Botrytis sp., Fusarium oxysporum and Aspergillus flavus on tomato while on brinjal it was Aspergillus flavus, Trichothecium sp. and Curvularia sp. The detected mycoflora varied In prevalence with respect to location of seed collection. Maximum incidence of Botrytis, A. flavus and F. oxysporum were recorded at Gazipur Sadar, and Keranigonj (Dhaka) respectively on tomato while on brinjal, maximum seed-borne Incidence of Trichothecium sp., Curvularia sp. and A. flavus at Gazipur Sadar, Pahartali and Islampur (Jamalpur), respectively.