International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2018, Volume : 6, Issue : 2
First page : (357) Last page : (363)
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.6121
Studies on Quantitative Analysis of Rhizosphere and Non-Rhizosphere Mycoflora at Different Stages of Plant Growth in Different Varieties of Pigeon Pea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.]
V. Jalander and B. D. Gachande*
Department of Botany, Telangana University, Nizamabad (T.S.)
* Department of Botany, N.E.S. Science College, Nanded (M.S.)
*Corresponding Author E-mail: jalandervaghmare@gmail.com
Received: 22.12.2017 | Revised: 29.01.2018 | Accepted: 4.02.2018
ABSTRACT
The rhizosphere and non-rhizosphere mycoflora of ten different varieties of pigeon pea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.] were studied in relation to different stages of plant growth (non-flowering, flowering and fruiting stages). From the results obtained it was found that always the fungal population was higher in rhizosphere than the non-rhizosphere in all the varieties studied. Species of Aspergillus, Fusarium and Penicillium were very commonly isolated from the rhizosphere. The rhizosphere mycoflora was very high at flowering stage of plant growth i.e. the microbial population was increased with age of plant up to flowering stage then it was decreased. In the present study the quantitative analysis of rhizosphere soil mycoflora of ten varieties of pigeon pea, at different stages of plant growth was also studied. The number of fungi per gram of dry soil, R:S ratio and the number of fungal species was also higher at flowering stage of plant growth. The variety BDN-708 exerted maximum rhizosphere effect at all the different stages while ICPL-2376 exerted minimum rhizosphere effect.
Key words: Rhizosphere, Mycoflora, Pigeon pea varieties.
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Cite this article: Jalander, V. and Gachande, B.D., Studies on Quantitative Analysis of Rhizosphere and Non-Rhizosphere Mycoflora at Different Stages of Plant Growth in Different Varieties of Pigeon Pea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.], Int. J. Pure App. Biosci.6(2): 357-363 (2018). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.6121
