International Journal of Environmental Sciences
Open Access
  • Year: 2014
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue: 5

Mycoflora of potato (solanum tuberosum. l) slices and their succession

  • Author:
  • Vinay Bhusan Kumar1, Farzana Perween2, Ameetha Sinha3,, Baidyanath Kumar4
  • Total Page Count: 8
  • Page Number: 937 to 944

1Department of Biochemistry, PG Dept. of Biochemistry, Patna University, Patna

2Department of Botany, Samastipur College, Samastipur

3Plant Biosystematics and Molecular Biology, Department of Botany, Patna Science College, Patna University, Patna – 800005

4Department of Biotechnology, Patna Science College, Patna University, Patna

*Email id: ameethasinha@gmail.com

Online published on 16 January, 2015.

Abstract

Fungi such as Botryodiplodia theobromae, Aspergillus oryzae, A. ochraceous, A. fumigatus, A. niger, Mucor mucedo, Rhizopus stolonifer, Penicillium citrinum etc. dominated the mycoflora in tuber slices of two potato cultivars. Colonization was highest in the humid condition. The fungi followed a definite sequence of colonization. Botryodiplodia theobromae was pioneer colonizer and predominant fungus on tuber slices of both red and white cultivars.

Keywords

Potato tuber slices, Mycoflora, Succession