During systematic survey of parasitic fungi of Faizabad (U.P.), the authors observed leaf spot disease of Desmodium gyrans (Cercospora canescens), Phragmites communis (Alternaria tenuissima) and a foot rot disease of Coriandrum sativum (Torula herbarum f. quaternella) caused by fungi given in the parenthesis. The specimen has been deposited in the Herbarium, Commonwealth Mycological Institute, Kew, England and a part of the collection has been deposited in the Mycological Herbarium, Botany Department, K.S. Saket Post-Graduate College, Faizabad. Symptoms of each disease are briefly given below. 1. Leaf spot disease of Desmodium gyrans: The disease...
Wednesday, 21 November 2018
Wednesday, 7 November 2018
A new Aspergillus storage rot of Mandarin orange in India
Apparently, the fruits appeared quite normal. When ring was removed, a thick mycelial mat was found along with the heavy sprouting of conidia of the fungus particularly at the placental region. The infection gradually penetrated the deeper regions of the fruit and within 5-6 days entire fruit was involved and become rotten. The pathogenecity tests gave positive results. The fungus was cultured on PDA and identified to be Aspergillus aculeatus Iiz. Earlier A. aculeatus has not been found on Citrus reticulata fruits causing soft rot in India. The specimen has been deposited at...
Friday, 2 November 2018
A Modified Approach in Substrate Preparation Technique for Small Scale Oyster Mushroom Farming
Aims: Cultivation of oyster mushrooms has increased vastly in a global scale during last few decades. Contaminants and indigenous microflora present in the substrate may led to the low productivity of mushrooms. Keeping this in mind, the present study was under-taken with slight modification in substrate preparation technique to eliminate dust particles from the substrate and to assure contamination free mushroom production. Study Design: Comparative evaluation between modified approach and control beds. Place and Duration: The study was carried out in Shri Laxman Prasad Pyare Lal Agro Products, Ayodhya during 2017. Methodology: The...
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