Inhibition of Expression of Fusarium semitectum and Other Fungi in Immature Cottonseed.

Fusarium semitectum Berkeley and Ravenel and other nonpathogenic fungi appear to contaminate immature cottonseed but cannot express themselves until immediately after seed maturation. It is hypothesized that catechin prevents fungal outgrowth and that inhibition is released when catechin is polymerized during seed maturation.