2012, Issue-4, Volume 4

THE STUDY OF THE GEMMISPHERE MYCOFLORA OF BUCKWHEAT (FAGOPYRUM  ESCULENTUM  MOENCH.)

D.K.  Jain, Shagufta  Naaz,  Reena  Bansal  and  P.N.  Singh

Department of  Botany, Meerut  College,  Meerut

Abstracts : Frequently  encountered  fungi  in  all  the  phases  of  bud  development   were  Alternaria  alternata, Aspergillus  flavus, A.niger, Candida  albicans,  Chaetomium  globosum,  Cladosporium  herbarum,  Nigrospora  sphaerica,  Penicillium  frequentans,  Trichoderma  viride  and  Trichothecium  roseum.  Among  which  Aspergillus flavus,  A. niger,  Candida  albicans  and  Cladosporium  herbarum  were  by  far  most  prevalent.

Keywords : Fungi, Mycoflora, Buckwheat

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