Nature Environment and Pollution Technology

T. G. Nagaraja ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Botany, The New College, Kolhapur- 416 012, Maharashtra, IN

Abstract

Endophytic fungi from inner bark of Kleinhovia hospita Linn. were studied in three different seasons during 2009-2010. A total of 24 endophytes were recorded during rainy season, followed by 33 endomycophytes in winter and 18 in summer season. Aspergillus niger, A. flavus, Rhizopus stolonifer, Choanephora sp. and Mucor racemosus were found to be dominant endophytes followed by Bispora punctata, Cladosporium herbarum, Curvularia lunata, Fusarium oxysporum and Nigrospora sp.

Keywords

Endophytes, Fungi, Kleinhovia hospita, Inner Bark, Seasonal Occurrence.

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T. G. Nagaraja ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Botany, The New College, Kolhapur-416 012, Maharashtra, IN

Abstract

Endophytic fungi from inner bark of Pachira insignis were studied in three different seasons during 2009-2010. A total of 25 endophytes were recorded during rainy season followed by 36 in winter season and 19 in summer season. Aspergillus niger, A. flavus and Verticillium sp. were found to be dominant endophytes followed by Biospora punctata, Rhizophus stolonifer and Cladosporium species.

Keywords

Endomycophytes, Pachira insignis, Inner Bark.

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T. G. Nagaraja ¹, Manisha D. Shinde ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Botany, The New College, Kolhapur-416 002, Maharashtra, IN
2 Department of Agro Chemicals and Pest Management, Shivaji University, Kolhapur-416 004, IN

Abstract

Endophytic fungi from inner bark of Barringtonia acutangula (L.) Gaertn were studied in three different seasons during 2008-2009. A total of 23 endophytes were recorded during rainy season, followed by 30 endophytes in winter season and 14 fungi in summer season. Aspergillus niger and Aspergillus flavus were found to be dominant endophytes followed by Verticillium and Cladosporium species.

Keywords

Endomycophytes, Barringtonia acutangula, Medicinal Plant.

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