Yariability of dry seed mycobiota of Pisum sativum

Abstract

Mycobiota of dry pea seeds of cv. Ramir and line R 429/87 harvested at Radzików, Oleśnica Mała and Łagiewniki in 1991—93 was investigated. Among twenty species Alternaria aliernata and Stemphylium botryosum occurred commonly each year. Mycosphaerella pinodes, Ascochyta pisi, Fusarium poae and Cladosporium herbarum were noted on most of the tested seed samples. Percentage of sccee transmitting the fungi varied depending on locations, time and genotypes, being the lowest for Łagiewniki and in 1992. The year 1991 was the most favourable for seed mycobiota development, especially for pathogenic fungi.

Keywords

• pea seeds
• variability of mycobiota