The Effect Of Candida Tropicalis and Pichia Membranaefaciens on the Germination of Seeds of Capsicum Annuum L.
1 Department of Biological Sciences, University of Lagos, Lagos Nigeria.
* Corresponding author: snibe@nsmjournal.org.ng
* Corresponding author: snibe@nsmjournal.org.ng
Abstract
Inoculation of 2 × 10⁶ cells of the yeasts Candida tropicalis and Pichia membranaefaciens into fruits of the large red pepper induced soft watery rot within 4 days of incubation at room temperature, 28 ± 2°C. Germination of the seeds on wet sterile filter papers was reduced to less than 10% in one week. Abnormal germination was observed after the 4th day, and dead seeds were prominent after the 6th day of infection. When seeds from 7-day-old infected fruits were disinfected with a 0.5% solution of sodium hypochlorite and planted on pepper agar, over 96% exhibited yeast growth, indicating that the seed infection was borne internally.
Keywords
tropicalis
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How to Cite
Ibe, S. N., & Ike, C. U. (1982). The Effect Of Candida Tropicalis and Pichia Membranaefaciens on the Germination of Seeds of Capsicum Annuum L.. Nigerian Journal of Microbiology, 2(2), 190-194. https://doi.org/10.67614/njm.1982.l0ba2qoj
S. N. Ibe, and C. U. Ike, "The Effect Of Candida Tropicalis and Pichia Membranaefaciens on the Germination of Seeds of Capsicum Annuum L.," Nigerian Journal of Microbiology, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 190-194, December 1982. doi: 10.67614/njm.1982.l0ba2qoj
