Amit Kumar1*, Sanjay Kumar1, Ashu Tyagi2, Raj Singh3, Permod Kumar4 and M.U. Charaya5
Department of Botany, M.S. College Saharanpur
Department of Biotechnology, M.M.U. Mullana, Haryana
Email: amitsaini.saini421@gmail.com
Received-19.07.2021, Revised-13.08.2021, Accepted-24.08.2021
Abstract: The present communication deals with a comparison of the Mycobiota of garden soil with the soil contaminated by effluents of paper industry. Alesser number of fungal isolates were obtained from soils under the impact of pulp and paper mill effluents as compared to that from normal garden soil. The Shannon’s diversity index of polluted soil was also lowest than that of garden soils. Aspergillus terreus, Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus niger dominated the Mycobiota of polluted soils. These species can be utilized for in situ bioremediation of pulp and paper mill effluents. Alternatively, their biomass may be tried for developing –biosorption- based treatment plant for the effluents. Such under the impact of these effluents had higher pH than of garden soils.
Keywords: Garden Soil, Polluted Soil, Paper and Pulp mill Effluents, Shannon’s Diversity Index, Soil Fungi
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