Mycoflora of Calendula officinalis L. seeds

Danuta Pięta

Abstract


The seeds of Calendula offlcinalis harvested in the years 1985-1987 were investigated. Agar medium with nitrients was used to isolate the fungi. As a result of the mycological analysis, 3642 isolates belonglng to 23 species and dark unsporulating mycelium were obtained. Alternaria alternata dominated among the isolated fungi. Moreover, Botrytis cinerea, Fusarium culmorum, Fusarium avenaceum and Sclerotinia sc1erotiorum were obtained from the seeds.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5586/aa.1991.004

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  • 2300-357X (online)
  • 0065-0951 (print; ceased since 2016)
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