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    Isolation and identification of fungi associated with the rhizosphere of some economic trees
    (Valahia University Press for Faculty of Engineering and Biotechnology, Valahia University, Targoviste, Romania., 2017-12-10) Olahan, G.S.; Balogun, G.Y.; Oladokun, E.D.; Musa, K.D.; Ajayi, O.A.
    Fungi associated with the rhizospheres of some economic trees namely date palm (Phoenix dactylifera), pawpaw (Carica papaya), Sheabutter (Vitellaria paradoxa) and oil palm (Elaeis guinensis) trees were isolated and identified in this study in order to know their roles, whether pathogenic or saprophytic. The rhizospheres were collected at 5, 10, 15 and 30cm distances away from the trunk of the plants respectively for fungal isolation and identification using standard methods. Aspergillus niger, A. terreus, A. candidus, A. fumigatus, Fusarium proliferum, Pyrenochaeta romeroi and Alternaria alternata were isolated from the rhizosphere of date palm; Aspergillus niger, Candida albicans and Botrytis cinerea were isolated from the rhizosphere of pawpaw; Aspergillus niger, A. glaucus, A. cremonium killense and Cunninghamella bertholletiae were isolated from rhizosphere of shea butter while Aspergillus niger …