Out of 4261 seed samples of Sorghum imported from 17 different countries during 1976–1998 (14% of total sorghum germplasm imported), five hundred eighty eight samples of Sorghum spp were found infested with 57 different species of fungi. This communication reports potential pathogenic fungi of considerable importance intercepted during course of quarantine investigations.
Sorghum, germplasm, pathogenic fungi, quarantine