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43 2011 222 - 223 Short communications
Occurrence of soil microbes under Parthenium weed in Tamil Nadu
C. Jeyalakshmi, Sabitha Doraisamy and V. Valluvaparidasan
DOI : IJWS-2011-43-3&4-20
Email : csjayal@yahoo.co.in
Address : Department of Plant Pathology, J.N. College of Agriculture & Research Institute, Karaikal (Puducherry)

Keywords

Soil microbes, Parthenium, Distribution of soil microorganism

Abstract

A total of 13 microorganisms viz., Aspergillus niger, A. flavus, A. fumigatus, Chaetomium globosum, Corynespora cassicola, Curvularia lunata, Curvularia sp., Eurotium chavelari, Fusarium oxysporum, F. moniliforme, Monilia sp. Rhizopus stolonifer and Trichoderma harzianum was isolated from the Parthenium infested soils of Tamil Nadu with various degree of distribution. Among them, A. niger and R. stolonifer had 100% distribution followed by A. flavus, T. harzianum, C. lunata and F. moniliforme.
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