RESEARCH ARTICLE

Volume 7 |Issue 6| November-December 2019                                 First published: 30 December 2019

Comparative study of rhizosphere mycoflora of brinjal and chili from western Vidarbha of Maharashtra

Kanherkar Suryakant H

Department of Botany,Yashwantrao Chavan Arts and Science Mahavidyalaya, Mangrulpir, Dist. Washim. State Maharashtra, 444403

*Corresponding Author: shkanherkar@rediffmail.com

Abstract

In the present investigation rhizosphere mycoflora of two vegetables were fully exploited during 2013. Rhizosphere soil samples were collected from two vegetables crops viz. brinjal, and chili, from Amravati and Akola region at regular intervals from the month of February to December 2013. The collected rhizosphere soil samples from two vegetables crops mixed separately to get uniform soil samples from every field. The serial dilution agar plating method was adopted for isolation of fungal population from each soil sample. The potato dextrose agar (PDA) media used for isolation of rhizosphere mycoflora so as to accommodate the nutritional requirements of the fungi there in. The numbers of fungi were calculated from each soil sample of all two vegetable crops. The population of number of colonies of fungi (10-4 ) was calculated in both the region i.e. Amravati and Akola. In the present study 12 fungal species from brinjal, 12 species from chili have been isolated and identified. The rhizosphere fungal population in Amravati region was highest in second season i.e. in the month of August 261.1 and lowest in month of March 59.2. While in Akola region the rhizosphere mycoflora increased in the month of August 301.9 and it was declined in the month of February 59.6.

Keywords:Brinjal, Chili, Rhizosphere, Population, Mycoflora

Editor: Dr.Arvind Chavhan

Cite this article as:
Kanherkar Suryakant H. Comparative study of rhizosphere mycoflora of brinjal and chili from western Vidarbha of Maharashtra, Int. Res. Journal of Science & Engineering, 2019, 7(6): 176-180.

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