@article{icrisat6569,
            year = {1980},
           title = {Control of Mycoflora Associated with Pigeonpea Seeds},
           pages = {93--98},
          author = {J Kannaiyan and Y L Nene and V K Sheila},
          volume = {8},
         journal = {Indian Journal of Plant Protection},
          number = {2},
        keywords = {Mycoflora, Pigeonpea seeds, Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp},
             url = {http://oar.icrisat.org/6569/},
        abstract = {Associated with the seeds of four field-grown pigeonpea cultivars, Alternaria sp., Aspergillus flavus, A. niger, Fusarium spp., and Rhizoctonia bataticola were predominant. Cultivars NP-69 (late) and Prabhat (extra early) harbored more fungi than did T-21 (early) or ICP-1 (mid). Genotypic differences rather than weather during pod maturity, or different storage periods seem to Influence the intensity or seed-borne mycoflora. Greater reduction in seed germination was observed incultivars NP-69 and Prabhat which had higher frequency of mycoflora, especially Aspergillus spp.
Seed treatment with Benlate T at 3 g/kg provided crmplete control of all seed-borne fungi with no adverse effect on germination. This treatment can be recommended for controlling seed-borne mycoflora to ensure safe imernational exchange of seed.}
}