Influence of soil type and plant growth on rhizosphere mycoflora of eleusine coracana

Reddy, T.B.; Reddy, K.R.C.

Journal of Research APAU (Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University) 11-12: 36-41

1984


Accession: 005692057

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Summary
Forty three species of fungi belonging to twenty three genera were isolated from the rhizosphere soils of Eleusine coracana at various stages of growth, grown in red, black and sandy loam soils. In the rhizosphere mycoflora, species of Aspergillus, Drechslera, Curvularia and Fusarium were predominant, while species of certain other genera were quite specific to the soil type. More fungi were isolated from the nonsterilized roots than from surface sterilized roots. The occurrence of fungi on the root surface was influenced by the age of the plant. The seed mycoflora of E. coracana contributed to a certain extent to the rhizosphere mycoflora.