Effect of Sclerotinia head rot on some bioconstituents of sunflower seed
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BIPEN KUMAR , S.S. CHAHAL and K.L. AHUJA
Department oj Plant Pathology and Plant Breeding, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141 004
Keywords:
Sunflower, head rot, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, bioconstituentsAbstract
Healthy and infected sunflower seeds were collected in Ludhiana, Indian Punjab. The biochemical constitution of the seeds was evaluated. Infection by S. sclerotiorum caused a decrease in seed oil, protein, free amino acid, sugar and phenol contentsand an increase in peroxidase and fatty acid content.
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