ABSTRACT
Seventeen species of Fusarium were recorded on maize (6 species) and sorghum (12 species) grains, and
lentil (7 species) and sesame (7 species) seeds on Dichloran chloramphenicol peptone agar medium (DCPA)
using the seed/grain-plate method. The moisture contents of most cereal grains were higher than those of
seeds. Maize grains gave the highest colony forming units of Fusarium followed by sorghum, sesame and
lentil. The frequency of occurrence of Fusarium species depended on the type of seeds and grains. The most
frequently encountered species were F. oxysporum, F. verticillioides, F. solani and F. proliferatum on maize;
F. nygamai, F. solani and F. verticillioides on sorghum, F. nygamai and F. oxysporum on lentil; and
F. solani, F. chlamydosporum and F. verticillioides on sesame. Aspergillus (with A. flavus and A. niger
being the most common) followed by Penicillium and Alternaria were recorded from the 4 substrates.