Mycofloral contamination of Acassia seeds collected from Saudi Arabia [Southern Region]

ABSTRACT

Thiry two fungal species belonging to fourteen genera were identified from seven samples of Acassia seeds. The highest total count [154 colonies/gm dry seed] was recorded from Acassia oerlota seeds AspergiIlus, Penitcllium, Mucor and Fusarium were almost, the most frequent gemera. Among the tested seeds, the least contaminated sample was Acassia garrardii [63 colonies/gm dry weight dry weight seeds]