Vol. 11, Special Issue 10 (2022)

Author(s):
Burri Rachel, KN Gupta, Akshay Salbarde and Rajani Bisen

Abstract:
Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) or Til is an erect annual, flowering crop grouped under Pedaliaceae family. Sesame is known as queen of oil seeds because of its high quality polyunsaturated stable fatty acid, that restrains oxidative rancidity. In this study 45 genotypes of sesame were detected for the seed mycoflora using seed health testing methods viz., paper towel method, standard blotter method and standard agar plate method and six distinct fungi viz., Alternaria, Macrophomina, Fusarium, Aspergillus, Penicillium, and Rhizopus spp. were detected. In the three methods employed to identify seed mycoflora the standard blotter method has identified the maximum number of seeds infected by fungi compared to paper towel method and standard agar plate method.After a few days of germination, it was observed that the majority of the seeds were infected with disease, which hampered normal seedling growth and resulted in abnormal and rotted seedlings.