SEED HEALTH TESTING FOR FOUR CULTIVARS OF SOYBEANS GLYCINE MAXL. MERRIL

Abstract

In This Study for Cultivar of soy Bean Were Early Egyption, Giza, Jupiter . Seed Health Testing for Four cultivars of Soybean (Glycine max) was conducted to asses the seed borne fungi of this crop according to the International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) rules (1966). Were use these and dry inspection – incubation on blotter and growing on test. The observation were on the 8th day of incubation in the growing on test the seedling were examined as in intervals. The result recorded include rotted seed – damping off seeding. This study revealed that the following fungi were isolated and identified Fusarium moniliforme, F.semitectum, F.solani, Rhizoctonia solani, Sclerotuim bataticola, Corynospra cassiicola, Cephalosporium sp., Curvularia lunata, Drecheslera speicfer, and Alternaria solani. These pathogens were responsible for damping-off disease, root rot, stem canker and leaf spots. vi