Plant Qurantine Division, National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources Pusa Campus, New Delhi-110 012.
During 1986–1990, a total of 2,31,740 introduced germplasm samples of seeds and other planting materials were examined for quarantine clearance. A number of economically important fungal pathogens were intercepted which include Peronospora manshurica (Naum) Syd. and Fusarium nivale (Fr.) Ces., which are yet not reported from India; Drechslera maydis (Nsik.) Subram. & Jain, Phoma betae Frank and Puccinia carthami Corda which are known to possess a large number/more virulent races; Botrytis cinerea Pers. ex Pers.; Fusarium solani (Mart.) Sacco and Dreschslera sorokiniana (Sacc.) Subram. & Jain, having a wide host range. A number of pathogenic fungi were also recorded on seeds of non-host craps.
