Zbornik Matice srpske za prirodne nauke 2022 Issue 143, Pages: 39-52
https://doi.org/10.2298/ZMSPN2243039M
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Seedborne fungi on stored onion seeds
Medić-Pap Slađana S. 
(Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, Novi Sad, Serbia), sladjana.medicpap@ifvcns.ns.ac.rs
Tančić-Živanov Sonja Lj. (Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, Novi Sad, Serbia)
Danojević Dario Đ. (Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, Novi Sad, Serbia)
Ignjatov Maja V. (Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, Novi Sad, Serbia)
Ilić Aleksandra D. (Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, Novi Sad, Serbia)
Glogovac Svetlana K. (Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, Novi Sad, Serbia)
Gvozdanović-Varga Jelica M. (Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, Novi Sad, Serbia)
Seed as a highly-valuable resource is preserved in collections for many
years. Although the seed is kept under optimal conditions, monitoring of
germination and the presence of fungi during seed preservation is of great
importance. Therefore the aim of this paper is to examine the seed health
status and germination of 43 onion accessions kept in the timespan for 15
years in the Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops collection. Germination
of seed samples varied from 7-93%. The presence of fungi in the collection
was determined on 33 tested samples. Fungi from the genera Acremonium,
Alternaria, Aspergillus, Cladosporium, Epicoccum, Fusarium and Penicillium
were developed. The following Fusarium species identified on the seeds were
F. proliferatum, F. graminearum, F. sporotrichioides, F. solani, F.
pseudograminearum and F. equiseti. Based on factor analysis, Fusarium and
Penicillium affected germination, while the occurrence of Alternaria species
on onion seed is connected to the year of harvest.
Keywords: onion, seed, fungi, germination, collection
Project of the Serbian Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Grant no. 451-03-68/2022-14/ 200032
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