Abstract
Forty six fungal species belonging to 21 genera were isolated from seed samples of lentil collected from different localities of Pakistan viz; Karachi (2), Swabi (1) and Ghazi (1) by component plating technique on potato dextrose agar. Highest number of storage and pathogenic fungi were isolated from cotyledons followed by seed coat and embryo. The most dominant fungi were the species of Aspergillus on all the three parts. Fourteen species belonging to 7 genera was isolated from seedling symptoms test conducted on samples collected from Karachi (1), Faisalabad (1), Ghazi (1) and Sukkur (1). Highest post emergence rot on seedlings was caused by the species of Aspergillus. Surface sterilization with 1% Na (OCl) 2 reduced the incidence of pathogenic fungi. Macrophomina phaseolina, Fusarium and Trichoderma species were isolated from the embryo which showed that they were deep seated and caused the death of seedlings by appearing in later stages of growth.
