Survival of Alternaria brassicicola in cryo-preserved Brassica spp. seeds

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  • JAMEEL AKHTAR*, BALESHWAR SINGH, A. KANDAN, DINESH CHAND, REKHA CHAUDHURY and S.C. DUBEY

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24838/ip.2017.v70.i2.70613

Keywords:

Alternaria blight, Brassica spp., cryo-preservation, seed health testing

Abstract

Seed health testing of seven accessions of Brassica spp. conserved in the year 2001 at -180°C in liquid nitrogen at National GeneBank, ICAR-NBPGR, New Delhi resulted in detection of Alternaria brassicicola in three accessions of B. juncea, IC-113148, Pusa Bold and Prakash in the year 2015. Detection of A. brassicicola in cryopreserved Brassica seeds shows that the fungus can survive even at ultra-low temperature for a long duration.

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2017-05-25

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Vol. 70 No. 2 (2017): Indian Phytopathology

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Short Communications

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How to Cite

A. KANDAN, DINESH CHAND, REKHA CHAUDHURY and S.C. DUBEY, J. A. B. S. (2017). Survival of Alternaria brassicicola in cryo-preserved Brassica spp. seeds. Indian Phytopathology, 70(2), 256-257. https://doi.org/10.24838/ip.2017.v70.i2.70613