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HOT WATER THERMAL TREATMENT FOR CONTROLLING SEED-BORNE MYCOFLORA OF MAIZE (Pages : 5 - 9)
M. M. E. RAHMAN, M. E. ALI, M. S. ALI, M. M. RAHMAN AND M. N. ISLAMAn experiment was conducted to control seed-borne mycoflora of maize seeds using Barnali, Khai and Mohor variety. Efficacy of three different levels of hot water viz. 480 C, 500 C, 520 C was evaluated against seven different fungi including three major pathogenic fungi- Bipolaris maydis, Cuvularia lunata and Fusarium . Seed treatment with hot water affects significantly to reduce seed-borne infection of maize. In an average of three varieties of maize, 60.47, 71.07 and 76.99 % reduction of total seed-borne infection occurred and 19.31, 29.37 and 4.01 % germination increased after the seed treatment with hot water of 480 C, 500 C and 520 C respectively. Hot water treatment with 500 C temperature for 15 minutes gave good result for controlling seed-borne fungi and maintaining better as well as safe germination of maize seeds. Download