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@article{190138,
        author = {Sawalkar A.S. and R.M. Kadam},
        title = {Isolation and Identification of Seed-Borne Mycoflora Associated with Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {12},
        number = {8},
        pages = {4240-4248},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=190138},
        abstract = {Chickpea (Cicer arietinum), annual plant of the pea family (Fabaceae), widely grown for its nutritious seeds. Chickpeas are an important food plant in India. The seeds are high in fibre and protein and are a good source of iron, phosphorus, and folic acid. Seed borne fungi affect chickpea crop leading to cause major loss in quality and quantity of the seed. Thus’, in present study the seed borne mycoflora associated with chickpea crop were detected and isolated. During the present investigation seed samples of chickpea variety, VIJAY and JAKI-9218 were tested for the detection and identification of seed borne mycoflora by standard blotter paper method, agar plate method. The study aims at identifying seed borne fungi associated with chickpea seeds. Seed health testing is a pre-requisite for seed improvement, seed production, seed certification and trade in seed. Using blotter and agar plate methods as recommended by ISTA, the seed mycoflora of different chickpea seed samples were examined. Fungi were isolated from the seeds of different Chickpea varieties. Most dominant fungal species were Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus flavus, Fusarium oxysporum., Penicillium notatum., Rhizopus stolonifer, Alternaria alternata, Curvularia lunata, Rhizoctonia sp.},
        keywords = {Seed borne fungi, Chickpea, agar plate, blotter paper},
        month = {January},
        }