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Appl Environ Microbiol. 1971 March; 21(3): 552-554
Copyright © 1971 American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Fungi Isolated from Flue-Cured Tobacco Inoculated in the Field with Storage Fungi

Market Quality Research Division, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and Department of Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27607

ABSTRACT

Flue-cured tobacco inoculated in the field with A. amstelodami, A. flavus, A. ochraceus, A. repens, A. ruber, and a species of Penicillium was rarely invaded by these fungi. Regardless of inoculum, the predominant fungi reisolated from green tissue were species of Alternaria and Cladosporium. After curing, A. repens, A. niger, and species of Alternaria and a species of Penicillium were the most commonly isolated fungi. The fungus used as inoculum was not the predominant fungus reisolated from green or cured tissue. Conditions during handling and storage prior to marketing probably determine when storage fungi become associated with the leaf and which species becomes predominant.