 
        
						Salar Monajjem 
	
					    												
West Indies						                            
                            
						
 Research Article
												Evaluation Seed-born Fungi of Rice [Oryza sativa L.] and that Effect on Seed Quality 						
Author(s): Salar Monajjem
Salar Monajjem
             
						
												
				 Poor seedling establishment in rice is one of the problems in Guilan province as the second most important rice-growing locations in Iran. The aim of this study was to evaluate the contamination occurrence of rice seed in five locations of Guilan province to seed-borne fungi and their effects on germination characteristics. Five seed sample of Hashemi variety obtained from leading farmers from each location, and their germination characteristics and the rate of contamination to Fusarium moniliforme, Bipolaris oryzae, Aspergillus niger, A. flavus, Penicillium sp., Alternaria padwickii was evaluated using the PDA and standard blotter methods. The assessment results showed that among the seed-borne fungi, two species A. niger and A. flavus exhibited the highest severity in both methods. Samples from Rasht and Zeybaknar locations showed t.. View More»
				  
												DOI:
												 10.4172/2157-7471.1000239