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Seed-borne fungi of ornamental flower plants

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Seeds of 15 different species in 13 genera of crops grown for their flowers were health-tested by a blotter method. Thirty-one different species of fungi in 19 genera were found in these seeds. Among them, Alternaria cosmosa on yellow cosmos and Colletotrichum dematium on pansy were new records of seed-borne pathogens. Newly recorded seed-borne fungi existed in seeds of the all species of flowering species tested except for ageratum, baby’s breath, salvia, statice, and stokesia.

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  1. Department of Horticulture, Chinese Culture University, 11192, Taipei, Taiwan

    W. S. Wu

  2. Department of Botany, National Taiwan University, 106, Taipei, Taiwan

    Y. L. Li & H. C. Wu

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Wu, W.S., Li, Y.L. & Wu, H.C. Seed-borne fungi of ornamental flower plants. Australasian Plant Pathology 35, 373–375 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1071/AP06035

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