STUDIES ON CERTAIN ECOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF SOIL FUNGI. VI

Ten soil samples belonging to 7 soil type (up-lying cultivated field, low-lying cultivated field, garden, waterlogged area, usar, barren land and old mound) were collected from three districts, viz., Hardoi, Lucknow and Unnao of Uttar Pradesh (India). These have been assayed for their mycoflora. A total of  65 fungal species, comprising 10 Phycomycetes, 6 Ascomycetes, 43 Deuteromycetes and 6 mycelia sterilia were isolated. In most of the soil samples, Deuteromycetes were maximum in number followed by Phycomycetes, Ascomycetes and mycelia sterilia. Trichoderma viride and Aspergillus flavus were present in all the soil types. The garden locality displayed the highest fungal population. Cultivated localities also exhibits good fungal population which appreciably lowered in submerged, usar and barren soil. However, the lowest population was recorded in old mound. A correlation between habitat, cover vegetation and physico-chemical characters has been established. (Full paper at Slideshare.net)

Cited this as- Kanaujia R.S. and Singh C.S. (1977): Studies on certain ecological aspects of soil fungi VI. Fungi in relation to locality type, cover vegetation and physico-chemical characters of the soil. Sydowia. XXX (1-6): 112-121.