Rhizosphere and non - rhizosphere soil mycoflora of corchorus olitorus
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2016
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Faculty of Science, Kaduna State University.
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The physicochemical and microbial analyses of the rhizosphere
and non-rhizosphere soils of Corchorus olitorius (Jute) were
conducted. The soil samples were analyzed before planting of
Jute seeds and the average values of the parameters were
11.24% (percentage moisture content), 0.29ml/g (water holding
capacity), 1.36% (organic matter content) and 6.80 (soil pH). The
textural class of the soil sample is sandy. Aspergillus niger and
Rhizopus stolonifer occurred most followed by Aspergillus flavus,
while Penicillium chrysogenum, Saccharomyces cerevisiae and
Neurospora crazza occurred least in the rhizosphere and non –
rhizosphere soil samples of Jute in this study. Occurrence of
these fungi in both the rhizosphere and non-rhizosphere soils
varied widely throughout the duration of this study. It can be
concluded that the jute plants benefitted from the microorganisms
(fungi) in their rhizosphere and non – rhizosphere zones since the
plants showed healthy growth.
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Olahan et al. (2016). Rhizosphere and non - rhizosphere soil mycoflora of Corchorus oliturus (Jute). Science World Journal, 11(3):23 - 26