Screening of leaf surface mycoflora over Barleria prionitis Linn: A seasonal study

The percentage frequency and contribution of leaf surface mycoflora of Barleria prionitis was observed fortnightly with the help of gravity petriplate method. The result shows that Chaetomium aureum, Curvularia clavata, Alternaria citri, Alternaria alternata, Cladosporium oxysporum, Cladosporium cladosporioids, Mycelia sterila were most frequent fungi. Maximum percentage contribution were observed in winter season (39.62), minimum percentage contribution were (25.71) in summer season and (35.12) moderate in rainy season. Month wise percentage contributions of the leaf surface mycoflora were also recorded. Maximum percentage contribution (32) were observed in the month of November while minimum percentage (14.60) in month of May. Role of Environmental factor on the percentage frequency and contribution of leaf surface mycoflora were also discussed.

Author(s): Diksha Khare and K. L. Tiwari

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