Effect of Extracts of Various Plant Parts on Seed Mycoflora and Seed Germination of Chilli

Total eighteen fungi were found to be associated with the seeds of Chilli varieties during the present study. The seeds of Chilli var. Local showed maximum seed mycoflora with maximum per cent incidence. Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus niger, Rhizopus nigricans, Alternaria tenuis, Rhizopus stolonifer and Curvularia lunata were the common and dominant seed borne fungi of Brinjal varieties. The common and dominant seed borne fungi were found to be inhibitory for seed germination and caused great loss in seedling vigor, seed and seedling rots of the chilli var. Local. The ischolar_main stems, leaf and bark extracts of some common and easily available plants were screened for the Bio-control of the seed mycoflora of the Chilli. Root, stem and leaf extracts of all the test plants were found to be inhibitory in more or less degree for the incidence of seed mycoflora while with a few exceptions, they were found to be stimulatory for seed germination.