1Department of Plant Pathology, J.N. College of Agriculture & Research Institute, Karaikal (Puducherry)
2Department of Plant Pathology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu)
*E-mail: csjayal@yahoo.co.in
A total of 13 microorganisms viz., Aspergillus niger, A. flavus, A. fumigatus, Chaetomium globosum, Corynespora cassicola, Curvularia lunata, Curvularia sp., Eurotium chavelari, Fusarium oxysporum, F. moniliforme, Monilia sp. Rhizopus stolonifer and Trichoderma harzianum was isolated from the Parthenium infested soils of Tamil Nadu with various degree of distribution. Among them, A. niger and R. stolonifer had 100% distribution followed by A. flavus, T. harzianum, C. lunata and F. moniliforme.
Soil microbes, Parthenium, Distribution of soil microorganism
