Field Studies on the Mode of Entry ofAspergillus Flavusinto Cotton Seeds
- 1 July 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Mycologia
- Vol. 76 (4) , 665-669
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00275514.1984.12023896
Abstract
Aspergillus flavus was introduced into several natural openings in cotton plants at or before anthesis and the subsequent infection rate in the mature seed determined. Cotyledonary leaf scars of seedlings, unopened flower buds, and involucral nectaries or stigmata of newly opened flowers were inoculated with dry fungal spores. Seeds from plants inoculated at the cotyledonary node, involucral nectaries, and flower buds had significantly higher A. flavus infection rates than uninoculated control plants.Keywords
This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
- Effect of drought on occurrence ofaspergillus flavusin maturing peanutsJournal of Oil & Fat Industries, 1981
- Factors Influencing Infection byAspergillus flavusin Silk-Inoculated CornPlant Disease, 1980
- Fungi That Infect Cottonseeds Before HarvestApplied Microbiology, 1973
- Infection of cotton by Aspergillus flavus: Epidemiology of the diseaseJournal of Stored Products Research, 1969