1DAV Degree College, CSJM University, Kanpur - 208 007, India
Atarra PG College (Bundelkhand University), Atarra -210 201, Banda (U.P.)
*Present address: Department of Bioinformatics, Biocenter, Am Hubland, University of Würzburg, 97074 Würzburg, Germany. Email: mugdha.srivastava@gmail.com
Online published on 26 November, 2013.
The seeds of Brassica oleracea var. botrytis were inoculated with different fungi and the changes in protein, reducing and non reducing sugar contents were analyzed at different time periods. The protein as well as non reducing sugar declined significantly while the reducing sugar was increased. Different fungi caused different level of biochemical changes and the changes were more prominent as the incubation period increased. The observations indicated the deterioration of quality of brassica seeds due to fungal infection which was more critical with the prolonged storage period.
Biochemical changes, Brassicaceous seeds, Brassica oleracea
