Studies on production and effect of Cercospora toxin and culture filtrates on urdbean and mungbean seed germination
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.53550/jfl.v19i1.2287Keywords:
Cercospora canescens, Cercospora, Mungbean, Seed germination, Urdbean, Vigna mungo, V. radiataAbstract
Cercospora canescens, a leaf spotting pathogen of urdbean and mungbean was isolated from urdbean on carrot decoction agar and V8 media. The Cercospora toxin was isolated from the culture medium through a standard procedure. The effect of pathogen toxin including culture filtrates on seed germination, and root and shoot length of both the pulse crops was studied. Both culture filtrates and toxin were found inhibitory to seed germination and seedling growth.
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