International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2016, Volume : 4, Issue : 1
First page : (235) Last page : (239)
Article doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.2216

First Report on Phyllospheric Mycoflora of Hippophae salicifolia D. Don from India

Nivedita Malik* and Seema Saxena
Department of Botany and Microbiology, S.G.R.R. (P.G.) College Constituent of S.G.R.R., Education Mission, Dehradun-248001 Uttarakhand, India
*Corresponding Author E-mail: maliknivedita8730@gmail.com
Received: 10.02.2016 | Revised: 18.02.2016 | Accepted: 22.02.2016
Abstract
Hippophae salicifolia D. Don (Sea buckthorn) because of its multifarious benefits is called wonder plant or cold desert gold. Research on medicinal properties and other aspects of seabuckthorn has received much attention in recent past, but there is no information regarding phyllosphere mycoflora of Hippophae salicifolia D.Don in India. During this study 12 fungal genera viz. Alternaria, Aspergillus, Fusarium, Mucor, Trichoderma, Penicillium, Cladosporium, Pythomyces, Cylindrocarpon, Curvularia, Stemphylium and Chrysonilia were recorded for the first time from the leaves of Hippophae salicifolia inhabiting Uttarkashi region of Uttarakhand Himalayas in India..

Key words: Benefits, cold desert gold, multifarious, Uttarakhand, wonder plant.

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Cite this article: Malik, N. and Saxena, S., First Report on Phyllospheric Mycoflora of Hippophae salicifolia D. Don from India, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci. 4(1): 235-239 (2016). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.2216