BIOINFOLET - A Quarterly Journal of Life Sciences
Web of Science
  • Year: 2009
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue: 3

Rhizosphere and soil mycoflora of Sorghum and tomato growing at Ahmednagar (M.S).

  • Author:
  • D. D. Namdas, A. M. Bhosale, C. J. Khilare
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 244 to 245

* P.G. Department of Botany, P.V.P. College, Loni-Pravaranagar, Dist. Ahmednagar (M.S.).

** Dahiwadi College, Dahiwadi, Dist. Satara (M.S.).

Radhabai Kale Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Ahmednagar (M.S.)-414001.

Abstract

Rhizosphere and soil mycoflora of Sorghum (Sorghum vulgare Pers.) and tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) was studied at seedling, vegetative and flowering stages during rabi season of 2006. A total of 36 fungal species belonging to 8 genera were isolated. Rhizosphere mycoflora was dominated soil mycoflora with Aspergillus, Penicillium, Curvularia, Drechslera, Fusarium and Trichoderma. Occurrence of rhizosphere fungi at different growth stages of crop plants was observed.

Keywords

Rhizopsphere, soil fungi, growth stages, plant age