Fungi occurrence on seeds of field pea JOANNA MARCINKOWSKA Department of Plant Pathology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences Nowoursynowska 159, PL-02-776 Warszawa, joanna_marcinkowska@sggw.pl Marcinkowska J.: Fungi occurrence on seeds of field pea. Acta Mycol. 43 (2): 77–89, 2008. Seeds of four edible cultivars of Pisum sativum and three fodder harvested in 2004-2006 from eight localities, scattered in all region suitable for pea production in Poland, were evaluated for fungi occurrence on CN agar medium in Petri plates. The highest number (27) of species was isolated in 2004, while the lowest (16) in 2006. Number of fungi inhabiting seeds was influenced mainly by environmental conditions of locality and years. Alternaria alternata dominated in each sample of 450 seeds. Species of Penicillium contaminated seeds as the next and infection by Stemphylium botryosum was at similar level. Fusarium poae was the most often occurring species of this genera. Pea specific pathogens: Mycosphaerella pinodes, Phoma pinodella and Ascochyta pisi infected more seeds in 2004 and 2005 than 2006, and at the last season only A. pisi was noted. In general, level of infection by those pathogens was low, reaching on an average only 2.56%, with the highest for A. pisi, and the lowest for M. pinodes. Key words: different fungi, occurrence, intensity, ascochyta blight, pea cultivars INTRODUCTION Studies concern fungi transmission by Pisum sativum L. seeds were conducted in different countries, like Australia (Bretag et al. 1995), Canada (Xue et al. 1997; Mor- rall et al. 2005), France (Roger et al. 1999; Fougereux et al. 2006), Poland (Grzelak, Iłłakowicz 1973; Filipowicz 1976; Marcinkowska 1997), but mainly for incidence of ascochyta blight fungi. Some reports (Skolko et al. 1954; Czyżewska 1976; Filipo­ wicz 1976; Marcinkowska 1997; 1998) were also performed for saprobic fungi, since they could had been able to cause seed destruction and thus decreased plant stands of peas (Filipowicz 1976), soybean (Marcinkowska, Schollenberger 1979), or pars- ley (Nowicki 1997). Saprobic fungi are also important because some of them may produce secondary metabolites harmful for people and animals (Kozakiewicz 1990; 1992). Fungi inhabiting pea seeds in Poland were already described, but on genotypes issued earlier. Now the increasing importance of dry pea seed production for edible ACTA MYCOLOGICA Vol. 43 (1): 77–89 2008 78 J. Marcinkowska and animal feeding (fodder) purposes caused breeders interest in releasing new cultivars of field pea. Seeds of recently introduced cultivars were the objective for evaluation of any fungi occurring on them. MATERIALS AND METHODS Seeds of four edible and three fodder cultivars, six bred in Poland and one in Czech, registered between 1995-2006, were tested for fungi occurrence (Tab. 1). Seeds for evaluation were harvested in 2004, 2005 and 2006 from plants cultivated in fields of 14 localities situated in seven different regions of Poland, suitable for pea production. Cultivars of each type were planted in eight localities, six different and two the same, since at Cicibór (C) and Kawęczyn (KA) were tested edible cultivars requiring better soils for cultivation and also fodder one of light soil requirements. A sample of 450 seeds of each cultivar, collected at 8 localities were studied every year. Surface sterilized seeds (Marcinkowska, Boros, in print) were placed on Coon’s (CN) agar medium into a Petri plate (Pp) 10 cm in diameter. A plate contained 15 seeds. Evaluation was done in two equal series (15 Pp x 15 seeds equals 225), first started in late December, second by the end of February. The same incubation con- ditions were provided for seeds of both series (Marcinkowska 1997). Identification of fungi was done following different keys (Marcinkowska 1998; 2003). List of fungi occurred on seeds was given in table 2. Data were taken on the eight day since plat- ing. Number of identified species was counted together for both series and changed for percent of a sample. For statistical evaluation percentage data were transformed according to Bliss (TP) and used in Statgraphics Plus programme. Majority of occur- ring fungi (Tabs 3, 4), that means nine common species and 4 genera of more than one species (Aspergillus, Cladosporium, Fusarium, Penicillium), were covered by sta- tistical analyses. Statistical analysis were also done for comparison of frequency of three species responsible for ascochyta blight and Alternaria alternata on tested seeds Ta b l e 1 Names of cultivars and origin of tested seeds No Cultivar R.Y. Locality of planting cultivars Part of Poland edible fodder edible Krzyżewo (K) North-East 1. Ramrod 1995 Marianowo (MR) North-East 2. Set 2000 Cicibór (C) Cicibór (C) Central-East 3. Tarchalska 2004 Kawęczyn (KA) Kawęczyn (KA) Central 4. Terno 2006 cz Kościelna W. (KW) Central Masłowice (M) Central fodder Sulejów (S) Central 1. Hubal 2005 Lubinicko (L) Central-West 2. Sokolik 2001 Chrząstowo (CH) Central-North 3. Zagłoba 2000 Radostowo (R) Central-North Bobrowniki (B) North-West Rarwino (RR) North-West Wyczechy (W) North-West Tomaszów B. (TB) South-West Abbreviations: R. Y. – year of cultivar registration; cz – cultivar bred in Czech Republic Fungi occurrence on seeds 79 (Tabs 5, 6). Incidence of fungi on seeds was evaluated according to Fisher’s least significant difference (LSD) procedure, the method used to discriminate among the means at the 95% confidence level. RESULTS On evaluated seeds of 7 cultivars, 4 edible and 3 fodder, 27 species of fungi were identified in 2004, 22 in 2005 and 16 in 2006 (Tab. 2). Statistical analysis of data concern majority of species occurring on seeds indi- cated that number of fungi inhabiting edible cultivars and fodder ones depended significantly on their species and year (Tab. 3). Significance of differences between locality and cultivar was various for both groups of cultivars. The most often isolated fungus from seeds, over cultivars, localities and years, was A. alternata, as often as Penicillium spp. from fodder cultivars, but for edible one the next was S. botryosum and Penicillium spp., both of homogenous group, of lower intensity, to which partly belonged also A. pisi (Tab. 4). The other species responsible Ta b l e 2 Fungi found on seeds of tested cultivars during 2004-2006 No Species Years 2004 2005 2006 1 Alternaria alternata (Fr.) Keissler + + + 2 Ascochyta pisi Libert + + + 3 Aspergillus flavus Link + + – 4 Aspergillus niger Tieg. + + + 5 Botrytis cinerea Pers.: Fr. + + + 6 Chaetomium globosum Kunze: Fr + + – 7 Cladosporium cladosporioides Fres. + + + 8 Cladosporium herbarum (Pers.: Fr.) Link + + – 9 Epicoccum purpurascens Link – + – 10 Fusarium avenaceum (Corda: Fr.) Sacc. + + – 11 Fusarium equiseti (Corda) Sacc. + – – 12 Fusarium oxysporum Schlecht. + + + 13 Fusarium poae (Peck) Woll. + + + 14 Fusarium solani (Mart.) Sacc. + + – 15 Fusarium sp. + + + 16 Mucor hiemalis Wehm. + – + 17 Mycosphaerella pinodes (Berk. et Blox.) Vesterg. + + – 18 Papulaspora sp. + + – 19 Penicillium claviformae Bainier + – + 20 Penicillium expansum Link: Fr. + + + 21 Phoma pinodella (L.K.Jones ) Morgan-Jones et Burch + + – 22 Rhizoctonia solani Kühn + + + 23 Rhizopus stolonifer (Ehrenb.: Fr.) Vuill. var. stolonifer + + + 24 Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) de Bary + + + 25 Stemphylium botryosum Wallr. + + + 26 Trichocladium asperum Harz + – – 27 Trichothecium roseum Link + – – 28 Ulocladium atrum Preuss + + + 29 Non-sporulating fungi + + + Abbreviations: (+) a fungus occurred; (-) not occurred 80 J. Marcinkowska for ascochyta blight, P. pinodella and M. pinodes, occurred less frequently, being on similar level for both cultivar types, with lower percentage on edible for the first fungus. Fusarium spp. represented by F. avenaceum, F. equiseti and F. oxysporum in- habited less seeds compared to F. poae but more than F. solani. Infection by the last fungus was the lowest for fodder cultivars, while by B. cinerea for edible one. When statistical analysis was done only for A. alternata, the species most often inhabiting seeds, and the specific pea pathogens, M. pinodes (syn. Didymella pinodes (Berk. et Blox.) Petrak) anamorph Ascochyta pinodes L. K. Jones), A. pisi and P. pin- odella, significant differences were found again for fungi occurring on seeds of both cultivar groups, and for edible – on localities, but for fodder – in years (Tab. 5). A. alternata dominated, reaching respectively 10.29 and 8.33 percent, on edible and fodder cultivar seeds compared to species responsible for ascochyta blight, which were covered by second homogenous group (Tab. 6). Localities influenced also seed contamination but statistically proved differ- ences were noted only for edible cultivars both when majority of fungi and only Ta b l e 3 Analysis of variance for seed contamination of edible and fodder cultivars by majority of fungi species occurring over cultivars, localities and years Source of variation Four edible Three fodder cultivars D.f. P­value (level of significans) H. ns D.f. P­value (level of significans) H. ns Fungus 12 0.0000 significant 5 12 0.0000 significant 3 Locality 7 0.0000 significant 3 7 0.2249 non­significant 1 Cultivar 3 0.7071 non­significant 1 2 0.0003 significant 2 Year 2 0.0557 significant 2 2 0.0000 significant 3 Abbreviations: D. f. – degrees of freedom; H. ns– number of homogenous groups Ta b l e 4 Multiple range test for different fungi species occurrence on seeds of both types of cultivars (a mean over cultivars, localities and years) Fungi species Cultivars Four edible Three fodder percent (TP) H. gr (5) percent (TP) H. gr (3) Botrytis cinerea 1.34 a 3.94 a b Rhizoctonia solani 1.84 a b 3.18 a Fusarium solani 2.15 a b 2.00 a Mycosphaerella pinodes 2.84 a b 2.82 a Aspergillus spp. 2.88 a b 3.31 a Fusarium spp. 3.12 a b 3.43 a Phoma pinodella 3.19 a b 4.38 a b Cladosporium spp. 4.06 b c 3.48 a Fusarium poae 4.27 b c 3.97 a b Ascochyta pisi 5.81 c d 4.22 a b Penicillium spp. 6.79 d 7.81 c Stemphylium botryosum 7.42 d 5.02 b Alternaria alternata 10.92 e 8.49 c Abbreviation: H.gr – homogenous groups Fungi occurrence on seeds 81 A. alternata and ascochyta blight species were considered, being the highest at Ra- dostowo, Krzyżewo and Rarwino (Tab. 7). At Sulejów and Chrząstowo no infection by fungi responsible for ascochyta blight was found. Frequency of majority of fungi incidence on seeds of edible cultivars was statisti- cally documented between years 2004 and 2005 compare to lower one, of hot and dry season 2006 (Tab. 8). Significant differences were also found for fodder cultivars both contaminated by all fungi with the highest in 2005 and the lowest in 2006, and also A. alternata and ascochyta blight species occurring more frequently in cooler and more humid seasons of 2004 and 2005 than in 2006. Ta b l e 5 Analysis of variance for seed contamination by ascochyta blight fungi and Alternaria alternata occurring on edible and fodder cultivars over cultivars, localities and years Source of variation Type of cultivars Four edible Three fodder D.f. P­value (level of significans) H. ns D.f. P­value (level of significans) H. ns Fungus 3 0.0000 significant 2 3 0.0000 significant 2 Locality 7 0.0000 significant 4 7 0.3694 non­significant 1 Cultivar 3 0.8108 non­significant 1 2 0.2038 non­significant 1 Year 2 0.5157 non­significant 1 2 0.0096 significant 2 Ta b l e 6 Multiple range test for ascochyta blight fungi and Alternaria alternata frequency occurrence on both cultivar types independently on cultivar, locality and year Species of fungi Edible Fodder cultivars Percent (TP) H. gr percent (TP) H. gr M. pinodes 1.23 a 2.40 a P. pinodella 1.55 a 4.00 a A. pisi 4.29 a 3.69 a A. alternata 10.29 b 8.33 b Ta b l e 7 Multiple range test for incidence of all fungi contaminating seeds and 4 species of fungi on four edible cultivars in 8 localities (a mean from fungi, cultivars and years) Locality Contamination by all fungi four fungi Percent (TP) H. gr (3) Percent (TP) H. gr (4) Sulejów 2.21 a 0 a Kościelna W. 2.61 a 0.98 a b Chrząstowo 2.68 a b 0 a Kawęczyn 3.59 a b 3.50 a b Cicibór 4.29 b 4.71 b c Rarwino 6.03 c 7.61 c d Krzyżewo 6.31 c 8.61 d Radostowo 7.11 c 10.51 d 82 J. Marcinkowska When inhabitance of cultivars over fungi, localities and years was analyzed sta- tistically documented differences were only reported for fodder one (Tab. 3). Soko- lik and Zagłoba were less contaminated by all fungi compare to Hubal (Tab. 9). There were no significant differences between occurrence each of ascochyta blight fungi on seeds of both types of cultivars independently on cultivar, year and locality (Tab.6) but when separately the factors were considered Terno showed the highest infection in 3 out of 8 localities, reaching respectively, 20.22 percent in Cici- Ta b l e 8 Multiple range test for incidence of fungi contaminating seeds of edible and fodder cultivars during years 2004-2006 (a mean from fungi, cultivars and localities) Year Cultivars Edible Fodder all fungi all fungi four species percent (TP) H. gr (2) percent (TP) H. gr (3) percent (TP) H. gr (2) 2006 3.60 a 3.11 a 2.56 a 2004 4.73 b 4.28 b 5.21 b 2005 4.73 b 5.55 c 6.09 b Ta b l e 9 Multiple range test for incidence of all fungi on 3 fodder cultivars (a mean from locality, year and fungal species) Cultivar Percent (TP) H. gr Sokolik 3.80 a Zagłoba 4.00 a Hubal 5.14 b Ta b l e 1 0 Occurrence frequency of ascochyta blight fungi on seeds of edible and fodder cultivars during 2004-2006 at different localities (full names are in table 1) Infection percent of seeds in different localities and years Edible cultivars and their location year Fodder cultivars and their location C KA KW K R RR S CH C KA B L MR M TB W 1.Ramrod 1. Hubal 0.44 0.22 0 6.44 0.44 2.89 0 0 2004 1.78 0.22 0 0 1.11 0 2.22 0.22 0.22 0 0 0.66 0.44 2.99 0 0 2005 0 0.22 0 2.67 1.56 0 5.78 3.33 0 0 0 0 0.22 0 0 0 2006 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.Set 0.89 2.Sokolik 1.33 0.89 0 17.56 5.11 0.67 0 0 2004 1.56 0 0 0 0.22 0 1.56 0 0 0.22 0 0 0 1.56 0 0 2005 0 0 0 0 1.11 0.88 2.0 1.11 0 0 0 0 0.22 0 0 0 2006 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3. Tarchalska 0 3.Zagłoba 0.67 0.44 0 7.11 0 0.22 0 0 2004 7.99 0 0.22 0.22 1.56 0 1.11 0 0 0 0.22 0 0.22 0 0 0 2005 0 0 0 1.11 0.88 0 0.66 2.22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2006 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4. Terno 0.22 20.22 2,89 2.44 19.11 12.4 0 0 0 2004 0 0 0 0 0 3.12 0 0 2005 0 0.22 0 0.22 0.22 0 0 0 2006 Fungi occurrence on seeds 83 bór, 19.11 in Krzyżewo and 12.4 in Radostowo (Tab. 10). Data were given as a sum of seed percent infected by M. pinodes, A. pisi and P. pinodella. The second stronger infected was Set in Krzyżewo (17.56) and Radostowo (5.11). Such high infection was only observed on seeds harvested in 2004, but those of 2006 were almost clean, since only from single ones of Terno, Set and Ramrod fungi responsible for ascochyta blight were isolated. During three years no infec- tion was noted on seeds from Chrząstowo and Sulejów, but the highest was found at Krzyżewo, Radostowo, Cicibór and Rarwino. Seed infection of fodder cultivars by M. pinodes, A. pisi and P. pinodella was higher in 2004 than in 2005, and not observed in 2006 (Tab. 10). In general these cultivars were less infected to edible once, reaching on Zagłoba from 0.22 % in Bobrowniki and Lubinicko to 7.99 % in Cicibór. The highest percentage (5.78) of Hubal infection was noted in 2005 at Tomaszów B., the locality where ascochyta blight fungi occurred in 2004 and 2005, like similarly at Marianowo. These fungi were isolated only once from seeds harvested in Bobrowniki and Masłowice. In the period of studies (2004-2006) seed infection by fungi responsible for asco- chyta blight was very low (Fig. 1). A. pisi was isolated most often, independently on cultivars, years and localities totally 1.54 % of seeds, from 1.46 % in 2004 to 0.02 % in 2006 were infected. This species was the only one noted on seeds harvested in 2006. It dominated on seeds harvested in 2004, but in the next year P. pinodella was the most often isolated species. Fig. 1. Occurrence frequency (%) of Ascochyta pisi (Ap), Mycosphaerella pinodes (Aps) and Phoma pinodella (Pmp) on seeds over cultivars and localities from 2004-2006. 86 J. Marcinkowska DISCUSSION Occurrence frequency of fungi inhabiting pea seeds was first of all depended on species. Seeds of all sample transmitted A. alternata and this species dominated among other fungi. The presented results supported the earlier obtained for field pea by Filipowicz (1976) and Marcinkowska (1997), green pea (Czyżewska 1976) and dry edible pea (Marcinkowska 1998). The next in this study were species of Penicillium with P. expansum, occurring in majority, but also P. claviforme contami- nated many seeds. Filipowicz (1976) reported even more often Penicillium sp. than A. tenuis Nees (syn. A. alternata). Also Marcinkowska (1998) noted in 1992 com- mon occurrence of Penicillium sp. Frequency of Stemphylium botryosum, weak poly- phagous pathogen, the third more often inhabiting species, was similar to reported earlier (Grzelak, Iłłakowicz 1973; Marcinkowska 1997, 1998). It was important to notice that seeds were contaminated not only by Penicillium spp. but also Aspergillus spp., of which genera some species, like A. flavus and so P. expansum could be able to produce mycotoxins (Kozakiewicz 1990, 1992). So one had to realize the presence of those species on seeds as dangerous, but on the other hand not all isolates, even of harmful species could produce mycotoxins, and their amount might be also change- able depend on different factors, like temperature or light of environment. Number of isolated species differed for various studies, Filipowicz (1976) report- ed the highest (30), the lowest (8) Grzelak and Iłłakowicz (1973), but in presented work were isolated 27, in 2004 - slightly cooler and of higher rainfalls, and 16 in 2006 of wormer and drier vegetation season (Figs 4, 5). Not only the number but also composition of species inhabiting seeds was influenced by weather conditions, par- ticularly pea pathogenic fungi for which development a drop of water is necessary to infect a plant. Specific pathogens of peas, ascochyta complex fungi, were noted each season less frequently to common saprobe, A. alternata, like it happened for dry seeds in early 90.ties (Marcinkowska 1998). While on fall-planted Austrian winter pea, even A. alternata occurred very often, P. pinodella dominated in Poland on seeds in 1994 and M. pinodes in 1993 (Marcinkowska 1997), like in Canada (Morrall et al. 2005) and France in recent years (Fougereux et al. 2006). In Poland also Grzelak and Iłłakowicz (1973) and Filipowicz (1976) reported common occurrence of fungi responsible for ascochyta blight, but with the highest for A. pisi. These earlier results concern the last species frequency were supported by the recent data from Canada (Morrall et al. 2005) and the presented one, even level of seeds infected by ascochyta complex fungi was very low. A. pisi, took first place and was the only one out of three, however very sporadic, in the warmest growing season of 2006. On the other hand no significant differences were found between frequency of M. pinodes, P. pinodella and A. pisi, when they were compared to A. alternata. The level of seed infection by M. pinodes and P. pinodella in case of majority of species inhabiting was similar for both groups of cultivars, and lower comparing to A. pisi. The last species infected significantly more seeds of edible cultivars to fodder one. Even more to F. poae, the saprobic species of Fusarium inhabiting pea seeds most often. This domination was already proved by Filipowicz (1976) and Marcinkowska (1993, 1997, 1998). The number of isolated Fusarium species was lower to obtained by Filipowicz (1976) but the same as Marcinkowska (1993, 1997), however the prevalence of species varied between reports. Among pathogenic species Czyżewska (1976) and Filipowicz (1976) Fungi occurrence on seeds 87 noted more often F. oxysporum. In this study was also found F. solani reported earlier on seeds of winter pea (Marcinkowska 1997). Variability of mycobiota was influenced, besides fungal species and weather conditions of the growing season, also by characters of cultivars and environmental conditions of localities. The last factor was combined with local weather or even mi- croclimate of field where peas were growing in different years. Particularly rainfalls increased frequency of fungi inhabiting seeds, so for locality characterized by higher precipitation and usually lower temperatures (Figs. 4 and 5) many more fungi were isolated. The influence of weather was also reported from other studies (Bathgate et al. 1989; Xue et al. 1997; Roger et al. 1999; Marcinkowska 1998, 2002; Morrall et al. 2005; Fougereux et al. 2006). Presented data supported positive (2005 and 2004) or negative (2006) influence of weather on seed infection by plant pathogens but also their inhabitance by saprobic species, especially on cultivars suitable for light soil. Influence of cultivars on fungal species occurrence was proved by several au- thors (Filipowicz 1993; Fougeroux et al. 2006; Marcinkowska 1997, 1998, 2002; Xue et al. 1996). These data reported only such dependence considered all fungi on fod- der cultivars. The obtained results supported the earlier reports cited here, done by different researches in various countries, that incidence of ascochyta blight fungi was influenced by many factors, changeable in between studies. According to Fougereux et al. (2006) and Morrall et al. (2006) these were mainly years, production area (lo- calities) and type of crop (winter or spring pea). CONCLUSIONS 1. Many more seeds were inhabited by saprobic fungi than plant pathogenic. Number of fungi occurring on edible and fodder cultivars depended mainly on fun- gal species and year. 2. Alternaria alternate was the most often occurring species on both types of cul- tivars, next was Penicillium spp. 3. 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Effects of timings of inoculation with Mycosphaerella pinodes on yield and seed infection of field pea. Can. J. Plant Sci. 77: 685–689. Występowanie grzybów na nasionach grochu polnego S t r e s z c z e n i e Zasiedlenie nasion 7 odmian grochu polnego przez różne gatunki grzybów oceniano w la- tach 2004-2006. Odmiany polskie: Ramrod, Set i Tarchalska, oraz czeska – Terno, wyma- gają do uprawy gleb żyźniejszych w porównaniu do paszowych: Hubala, Sokolika i Zagłoby, odpowiednich do uprawy na glebach lżejszych. Stąd każda z grup odmian uprawiana była w 8 miejscowościach, reprezentujących rejony uprawy grochu w Polsce, przy tym w 6 róż- nych, jedynie w Ciciborze i Kawęczynie były obydwa doświadczenia. Ze 168 próbek, każda 450 nasion, odkażonych powierzchniowo wyizolowano w teście szalkowym na pożywce Co- on’a (CN), 27 gatunków w 2004, 22 w 2005 oraz 16 w 2006 roku. Alternaria alternata uzyskano z nasion wszystkich próbek, w największej liczbie. Kolejnym był Stemphylium botryosum, słaby patogen, gatunki rodzaju Penicillium, a zwłaszcza P. expansum, Ascochyta pisi, Fusarium poae, Cladosporium spp. Z gatunków chorobotwórczych najrzadziej infekował Botrytis cinerea, Rhi- zoctonia solani, F. solani, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. Sprawcy zgorzelowej plamistości grochu, zwłaszcza Mycosphaerella pinodes (0.36%) i Phoma pinodella (0.66%) zainfekowały nieliczne nasiona, przy tym tylko A. pisi wystąpił we wszystkie 3 lata, osiągając średni najwyższy procent Fungi occurrence on seeds 89 porażenia (1.54) bez względu na odmiany i miejscowości. Te trzy gatunki w sumie porażały najsilniej odmianę Terno, zasiedlając najliczniej nasiona z Krzyżewa, Radostowa, Ciciboru i Rarwina. W Chrząstowie i Sulejowie w ogóle nie zanotowano sprawców askochytozy. Z od- mian uprawianych na glebach lżejszych, Zagłoba wykazała najsilniejsze porażenie. Najwięcej sprawców zgorzelowej plamistości grochu izolowano z nasion zebranych w Tomaszowie Bole- sławickim i Marianowie. Grzyby te nie poraziły nasion w 2006, najbardziej suchym i gorącym w okresie badań. Częstotliwość występowania grzybów zależała nie tylko od ich gatunku, co udowodniono statystycznie, ale w znacznej mierze od warunków otoczenia, na które wpływały warunki atmosferyczne pola uprawnego, a więc wskazane wyżej różnice dla miejscowości i lat, również często istotne. Najsilniej zasiedlone przez grzyby były nasiona zebrane w roku 2004, jak również w tym sezonie gatunki wystąpiły najliczniej. Cechy odmian, udowodnione tylko dla trzech o mniejszych wymaganiach glebowych, nie pozostawały bez wpływu na występo- wanie grzybów. Uzyskane wyniki wskazały, iż różne czynniki, ale w niejednakowym stopniu, zmieniały zasiedlenie nasion przez gatunki grzybów, tak porażających je jak i jedynie zanie- czyszczających. 2014-01-01T11:47:25+0100 Polish Botanical Society