Abstract
A laboratory experiment was conducted at Ibadan, Nigeria to determine the effect of storage temperature and packaging materials on the germination and associated seed-borne fungi of two accessions of sorghum seed (NG/SA/07/0194 and NGB/08/0270). The seeds were stored at three different storage temperature (gene bank temperature -5°C), freezing temperature (-20 ± 2°C) and ambient temperature (25 ± 3°C), while the packaging materials were in an aluminum can, plastic container and polyethylene bag. The result showed that sorghum seeds stored inside gene bank and freezer irrespective of the packaging materials and type of accession retain their viability to the tune of 90.67 to 100%. Whereas seeds stored at ambient temperature had low germination percentage (10.67 to 28.00%) except those stored in aluminum can (41.33%). A total of six seed-borne fungi species were isolated from the two accessions of sorghum seeds irrespective of storage temperature and packaging materials. These included Fusarium, Drechslera, Alternaria, Curvularia, Aspergillus and Penicillium. The incidence of seed-borne fungi were more on seeds stored at ambient temperature (12.00 to 66.33%) irrespective of the storage materials. The results also recorded that the higher the infections by seed-borne fungi, the lower the germination. Key words: Sorghum, fungi, storage condition, packaging material.
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Claim · model-written summary
Cold-stored sorghum seeds retained 90.67 to 100% viability regardless of packaging or accession.
SorghumNot reportedComparator
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t0“sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench.)”
e0“sorghum seeds stored inside gene bank and freezer irrespective of the packaging materials and type of accession retain their viability to the tune of 90.67 to 100%”
Claim · model-written summary
Ambient-stored sorghum seeds had 10.67 to 28.00% germination.
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t0“sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench.)”
e0“seeds stored at ambient temperature had low germination percentage (10.67 to 28.00%) except those stored in aluminum can (41.33%)”
Claim · model-written summary
At ambient temperature, seeds in aluminum cans had 41.33% germination.
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t0“sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench.)”
e0“seeds stored at ambient temperature had low germination percentage (10.67 to 28.00%) except those stored in aluminum can (41.33%)”
Claim · model-written summary
Six seed-borne fungal genera were isolated from both sorghum accessions.
- Material
- two accessionse0
- Outcome
- six seed-borne fungi speciese0
- Qualifier
- Drechslera, Alternaria, Curvularia, Aspergillus and Penicilliume0
FusariumOrganisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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t0“sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench.)”
e0“A total of six seed-borne fungi species were isolated from the two accessions of sorghum seeds irrespective of storage temperature and packaging materials. These included Fusarium, Drechslera, Alternaria, Curvularia, Aspergillus and Penicillium.”
Claim · model-written summary
Seed-borne fungal incidence was higher under ambient storage, ranging from 12.00 to 66.33%.
- Treatment
- ambient temperaturee0
- Outcome
- incidence of seed-borne fungie0
- Direction
- moree0
- Value
- 12.00 to 66.33%e0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench.)”
e0“The incidence of seed-borne fungi were more on seeds stored at ambient temperature (12.00 to 66.33%) irrespective of the storage materials”
Claim · model-written summary
Greater seed-borne fungal infection was associated with lower germination.
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench.)”
e0“the higher the infections by seed-borne fungi, the lower the germination”
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