Comparative Study of Fungal Diversity in the Agricultural soil and Non-agricultural soil of Bhadravathi taluk, Shimoga district, Karnataka, India
Journal Title: Journal of Research in Biology - Year 2011, Vol 1, Issue 2
Abstract
Fungi play an important role in the maintenance and survival of tropical forests. In the present study, both agricultural soil and non-agricultural soil samples were studied for screening and detection of fungal diversity in these two samples. Three different methods were subjected for the diversity analysis of fungi. Among all the methods serial dilution method is better compared to the baiting technique and war cup method. One gram of leaf litter soil sample was added into the 10 ml of sterile distilled water and mixed well. Then, PDA media was prepared and poured into sterile petriplates and allowed to solidify. The serial dilutions were prepared and 0.1 ml of each dilution were transferred to sterile plates containing PDA media. In non-agricultural soil, four samples were screened for fungal diversity. A total of 14 fungal genera were recorded in all the four samples. In agricultural soil, four samples were screened for fungal diversity. A total of 12 fungal genera were recorded in all the four samples. Umblebylu sample shows more fugal diversity than Kuvempu University Campus, Lakkavalli and Back water of Bhadra reservoir. In agricultural soil sample, maize field shows more fungal diversity than groundnut field, paddy field and sugarcane field.
Authors and Affiliations
Naveenkumar KJ, Thippeswamy B, Thirumalesh BV, Pradeepa K, Venkatesh K
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP561286
- DOI -
- Views 96
- Downloads 0
Mystus catapogon, a new catfish (Siluriformes: Bagridae) species from Kerala, India
Mystus catapogon, a new fish species, is distinguished from its congeners by the following combination of characters: maxillary barbels reach beyond caudal fin base; outer mandibulars reach to base of ventral fin and inn...
Present status of aquatic avifaunal diversity in Kapla wetland of Barpeta district, Assam
A study was conducted in a flood plain wetland (Kapla) of Barpeta district, Assam from September, 2013 to May, 2014 to evaluate the present status and major threats to aquatic avifaunal diversity in the wetland. Periodic...
Physicochemical, phytochemical and antioxidant studies on leaf extracts of Mallotus tetracoccus (Roxb.) Kurz
In this study quantitative determination of active phytochemicals, physicochemical properties and antioxidant studies of various extracts of Mallotus tetracoccus leaves were studied. The Mallotus tetracoccus leaf powder...
Comparative evaluation of hyaluronic acid production by Streptococcus thermophilus isolated from yoghurt
Hyaluronic acid (HA) is also known by the name hyaluronan. The necessity for using this fabulous material lead to investigate non-pathogenic strains which produce this material. The most non-pathogenic strain is S. therm...
Effect of the use of single dose of prostaglandin F2α in cows after one month of calving, to determine the heat induction in the local cows of suburban area of N'Djamena, Chad
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of the systematic use of a single amount of the prostaglandin F2α after one month of calving on the renewal of sexual activity of beef at Chad. (Sixty five (65) cows...