Fungal Diversity and Mycotoxin Effect on Seed-borne Fungi, Seed Germination and Seedling Vigour of Some Cereals of Nashik District

摘要

Twenty seven fungal species were reported from the seeds of six cereals. The fungal metabolites played significant role in reducing the number of population of seed mycoflora. Fungal metabllites of A flavus, Fusarium oxysporum and F. moniliformae were more effective as they showed 100 percent germination inhibition and root and shoot elongation of all cereals.