Isolation and Identification of fungi Associated with the Rhizosphere and Rhizoplane of Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum)
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2015
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Faculty of Science, Federal University, Kashere
Abstract
Fungi present in the rhizosphere and rhizoplane soils of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) were isolated and identified usin g standard methods. The fungi were Aspergillus niger, A. terreus, A. oryzae and Schizo saccharomyces Pombe. However, A. oryzae was absent from the rhizoplane soil but present in the rhizosphere soil has average pH value of 5.8, while that of the rhizoplane soil was 6.2. The average percentage percentage moisture content of the rhizophere soil was 10.27% and higher than that of the rhizoplane soil (8.80%). The fungi isolated are not harmful or pathogenic to tobacco.
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Pathogenic, standard method, soil
Citation
Olahan et al. (2015).Isolation and Identification of fungi Associated with the Rhizosphere and Rhizoplane of Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum), Jewel Journal of Scientific Research (JJSR), 3(1): 128 - 131.