Seed health Testing for Three Cultivars of Sesamum indicum .Lin Three Localities in Sudan

Abstract

This study was conducted to survey the seed –borne fungi of sesame collected from Gadarif, Jazera and local market using the dry seed inspection, standard Blotter and Agar plate method. Recommend by (ISTA 1966). The dry seed inspection method revealed presence some impurities broken seed, weed seed, discolored and wrinkled. In the Blotter method seed-borne fungi were encountered in sesame seed. These were Alternaria Spp, Drechslera Spp, Fusarium Spp, Aspergilus Spp and Penicillium Spp Also in the Agar plate method seed-borne fungi were encountered in sesame seed. These were Alternaria Spp, Drechslera Spp, Fusarium Spp, Aspergilus Spp and Penicillium Spp. The two incubation methods (Blotter and Agar plate) showed that the seed borne fungi were encountered in higher percentage in the Agar method than in Blotter. Tilt fungicides and Extracts of Neem and Damas were tested Tilt was more effective than Neem and Damas. Damas was effective than Neem.