AN INVESTIGATION ON MYCOFLORA OF SESAME SEEDS IN IRAN

During ۱۹۹۷- ۹۹ one seed samples of each ۱۷ sesame cultivars (totally ۱۷ samples) were collected from ۱۰ localities in Iran. Blotter method and culture media (PDA, PMA, WA, CA, SNA, CLA, CYA, KCLA, WALM, MEA) were used to isolate and identity the mycoflora present on different parts of seeds. Totally, ۱۴۵ isolates were obtained which included ۳۴ species of ۱۵ genera. The identified fungi were: ۱. Acremonium strictum, ۲. Alternaria alternata, ۳. A. raphcini, ۴. A. sesami, S. Alternaria sp., ۶. Aspergillus flavus, ۷. A. niger, ۸. A. ochraceus, ۹. A. terreus, ۱۰. Chaetomium elatum, ۱۱. C. funicolum, ۱۲. C. olivaceum, ۱۳. Cladosporium cladosporioides, ۱۴. C. elatum, ۱۵. C. herbarum, ۱۶. C. macrocarpum, ۱۷. C. oxysporum, ۱۸. Fusarium moniliforme, ۱۹. F. oxysporum, ۲۰. Paecilomyces variotii, ۲۱. Paecilomyces sp., ۲۲. Penicillium brevicompactum, ۲۳. P. chrysogenum, ۲۴. P. citrinum, ۲۵. P. digitatum, ۲۶. Rhizopus orysae, ۲۷. Scopulariopsis brevicaulis, ۲۸. Stachybotry chartarum, ۲۹. Stemphylium botryosum, ۳۰. Tiarosporella phaseolina, ۳۱. Trichoderma harzianum, ۳۲. Ulocladium atrum, ۳۳. U. lanuginosum and ۳۴. Ulocladium sp.