Effect of fusarial toxin on seed germination of sorghum

Sorghum (Sorghum bicolour (L.) Moench) is a one of a major cereal crop in world. Sorghum is also known for its nutritional value, but now a day this important cereal crop is suffered from yield loss. This is mainly Due to fungal diseases,especially grain mold disease of sorghum. Various field fungi like Fusarium, Alternaria, Curvularia, Phoma, Aspergillus, Penicillium etcare associated with grain mold disease. In Marathwada region Bhagyalakshmi-296, Jk-22 sorghum varieties are commonly cultivated. On which Fusarium, Curvularia, Alternaria, and Aspergillus fungi occur very on all the varieties. Fusariumis one of most important pathogen associate with this disease. In the present study effect of Fusarium toxin were observed on sorghum grain germination in laboratory conditions. It shows several seed abnormalities which mainly includes of germinability, abortive seeds, discoloration etc which reduce the quality of seeds.