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A Pictorial Guide to the Identification of Seedborne Fungi of Sorghum,Pearl Millet, Finger Millet, Chickpea,Pigeonpea, and Groundnut.Information Bulletin no. 34.

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Title A Pictorial Guide to the Identification of Seedborne Fungi of Sorghum,Pearl Millet, Finger Millet, Chickpea,Pigeonpea, and Groundnut.Information Bulletin no. 34.
 
Creator Ahmed, K M
Ravinder Reddy, Ch
 
Subject Millets
Chickpea
Pigeonpea
Groundnut
Sorghum
Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics
 
Description Seeds of sorghum, pearl millet, finger millet, chickpea, plgeonpea, and groundnut are known to harbor over 62 seed borne fungi
belonging to 37 genera. In thiS bulletin, an attempt has been made to help agncultural sCientists and students Identify seedborne
fungi, usually observed dunng the seed health tests conducted for phytosanltary certification of the SIX ICRISAT mandate crops ThIS
bulletin proVides descnptlons and Illustrations of 45 s.eedborne methods of seed transmiSSion, detection, symptoms on the seed, morphological charactenstlcs of the fungi, quarantine Importance,
and control measures to eradicate seedborne Inoculum and to prevent Inadvertent Introductions. Microphotographs are Included to
help Identify the fungi. A world list of seedborne dISeases IS also given to help regulatory agencies formulate poliCies InvolVing
seedborne fungi, so that unnecessary restnctlons on the movement of disease-free germ plasm can be aVOided
 
Publisher International Crops Research Institute for the Semi Arid Tropics
 
Date 1993
 
Type Monograph
NonPeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/5236/1/InformationBulletien34.pdf
Ahmed, K M and Ravinder Reddy, Ch (1993) A Pictorial Guide to the Identification of Seedborne Fungi of Sorghum,Pearl Millet, Finger Millet, Chickpea,Pigeonpea, and Groundnut.Information Bulletin no. 34. Technical Report. International Crops Research Institute for the Semi Arid Tropics , Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India.