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@article{178696,
        author = {Khan Farheen Kauser and Baig Mumtaz},
        title = {Biodeterioration of (Foeniculum vulgare mill.) Seeds during storage by Fungi},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {11},
        number = {12},
        pages = {5540-5543},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=178696},
        abstract = {Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare mill.)  is an important seed spices in India at commercial level. India is a largest producer and consumer of Fennel seeds. Improper storage make the seeds vulnerable to storage fungi which deteriorate the stored seeds both quantitatively and qualitatively which is unfit for consumption. The experiment were undertaken to understand deteriorative changes. Seeds were analyzed for seed mycoflora by employing Blotter paper method and agar plate method Species belonging to different genera of fungi were isolated. Physical parameter like moisture content and loss in seed weight and dry ash content chemical parameter such as protein content by Lowry’s method, free fatty acid by Zenely and colmen, iodine number and saponification value by A.O.A.C. method were explored., Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus niger, Fusarium moniliforme spp. And Rhizopus spp. these fungi are dominate and responsible for deteriorate changes of seeds},
        keywords = {Mycoflora, Biodeterioration, storage seeds, Foeniculum vulgare mill.},
        month = {May},
        }