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248 <strong>Histopathology</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Seed</strong>-<strong>Borne</strong> <strong>Infections</strong>TABLE 9.1Major <strong>Seed</strong> Disorders <strong>of</strong> Nonpathogenic OriginCause Plant species Symptoms Important ReferencesNutrient DeficiencyMacronutrientsNitrogen Triticum aestivum Localized or entire grainwith light yellowishspots — yellow berry <strong>of</strong>wheatPotassiumMicronutrientsManganesePisum sativum,Cucumis sativusPisum sativum, beans— broad bean,harricot bean, runnerbeanFailure <strong>of</strong> seed to mature,small seeds; abnormallytapering seeds incucumberMarsh spot or cotyledonswith brown necrosis onadaxial facesBoron Arachis hypogaea Hollow heart or cavitation<strong>of</strong> cotyledons on adaxialsurface, region turnsbrown when seedsroastedZinc Vicia faba <strong>Seed</strong>s small withdepression on eithersides <strong>of</strong> hilum, variationin height and shape <strong>of</strong>papillae and deposition<strong>of</strong> wax on seed surfaceNeergaard, 1979Eckstein et al., 1937; Stapeland Bovien, 1943;H<strong>of</strong>fman, 1933Mansholt, 1894; Perry andHowell, 1965; Singh,1974Harris and Gilman, 1957;Bennett, 1993Gupta et al., 1994Low humidity orphysiologicaldraughtHigh humidityPisum sativum, CicerarietinumPisum sativum, Cicerarietinum, Viciafaba, Phaseolusvulgaris, TropaeolummajusLactuca sativaSinapsis alba,Raphanus sativusHumidity EffectsCotyledons withtransverse cracksHollow heart or cavitationon adaxial face <strong>of</strong>cotyledonsPhysiological necrosis orspotted cotyledonsGray discoloration <strong>of</strong>seedsNeergaard, 1979; Jain,1984Myers, 1947, 1948; Perryand Howell, 1965; Allen,1961; Perry and Harrison,1973; Mattusch, 1973;Singh, 1974; Jain andSingh, 1985Dempsey and Harrington,1951; Finley, 1959; Bass,1970; Smith, 1989Neergaard, 1945;Jørgensen, 1967

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