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146 A. Majumdarsamples. Three devastating pathogens which were not known tooccur in Portugal at the time of inspection were intercepted.For certain seed-borne pathogens, routine laboratory testingof seed samples is regard~d unsatisfactory. In such casesinspections of representative samples against Drechslera graminea(leaf stripe) and Ustilago nuda (loose smut), is undertaken. Also,similar procedures are adopted for rice seed certification schemesin Portugal.B. Specialized TestsSpecific seed health testing methods have been developed fromtime to time in seed pathology for a variety of fungal and bacterialpathogens. Such methods are specific in the sense, that they havebeen developed for a particular pathogen in a crop and mostlyrestricted for that purpose only. In certain cases such methodshave been used for some additional pathogens or crops (Table-i).Table 1.Specialised methods developed for detection of fungalpathogens .Test Method :r'athogen CropSeedling symptoms test Septoria nodorum WheatDrechslera graminea BarleyD. teres BarleyD. sorokiniana BarleyOxgall agar method! Septoria nodorum WheatFluorescent methodHoldfast method! Phoma betae SugarbeetMangan's water Agarm.ethodPeptone-PeNB agar Fusarium spp. CerealsGuaiacol-Agar Pyricularia oryzae RiceDrechslera oryzae RiceEmbryo count method Ustilago nuda Wheat, BarleyNaOH soak method Neovossia indica WheatTilletia barclay ana Rice

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