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Isolation and Identification of Fungi Associated with Local Fruits of Barak Valley, Assam

Benkee Thiyam1 * and G.D. Sharma2

1 Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Life Science and Bioinformatics, Assam University, Silchar, 788 011 India

2 Bilaspur University, Village Sendri, Chattisgarh, 495 009 India

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CWE.8.2.20

An investigation was carried to study the fungal diseases of eight selected local fruits in Cachar district and twenty three fungal pathogens were isolated which caused spoilage of fruits. Samples were plated out on potato dextrose agar (PDA)  medium and incubated at 28ËšC±2ËšC. Resulting growth microscopically screened for fungal species. Aspergillus was commonest fungus found in all fruits during storage of fruits.Other genera like; Acremonium, Alternaria, Aspergillus, Chalaropsis, Cladosporium, Curvularia, Fusariumm, Mucor, Penicillium, Rhizopus, and Trichoderma  were common in fruits stored stored in warm and humid condition.

Fungal pathogens; Fruits; Cachar district

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Thiyam B, Sharma G. D. Isolation and Iidentification of Fungi Associated with Local Fruits of Barak Valley, Assam. Curr World Environ 2013;8(2) DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CWE.8.2.20

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Thiyam B, Sharma G. D. Isolation and Iidentification of Fungi Associated with Local Fruits of Barak Valley, Assam. Curr World Environ 2013;8(2). Curr World Environ 2013;8(2). Available from: http://www.cwejournal.org/?p=4859

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