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Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management
World Bank assisted National Agricultural Research Project (NARP) - University of Port Harcourt
ISSN: 1119-8362
Vol. 12, No. 4, 2008, pp. 57-61
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Bioline Code: ja08066
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, Vol. 12, No. 4, 2008, pp. 57-61
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Isolation of Ascomycetous Fungi from a Tertiary Institution Campus Soil
Durowade, K.A.; Kolawole, O.M.; Uddin Ii, R.O. & Enonbun, K.I.
Abstract
Studies were carried out on the ascomycetous fungi present in six different but carefully
selected sites on the University of Ilorin permanent site soil. Fungi isolation was done by the soil dilution method
incubated at 27oC for 72 hours. The predominant Ascomycetous
fungi isolated include among others; Aspergillus niger
, Fusarium solani
, Fusarium oxysporum
, Penicillium italicum
, Fusarium acuminatum
, Fusarium culmorum
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Candida albicans
, Botrytis cinerea
, Geotrichum candidum
, Trichoderma viride
, Verticillium lateritum
, Curvularia
palescens
, Penicillium griseofulvum
, Penicillium janthinellum
, Penicillium chrysogenum
, Aspergillus terreus
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Aspergillus flavus
, Aspergillus fumigatus
, Aspergillus glaucus
, Aspergillus clavatus
, Cladosporium resinae
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Alternaria alternate
, Trichothecium roseum
, Phialophora fastigiata
, Aspergillus nidulans
, Aspergillus wentii
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Humicola grisea
, Trichophyton rubrum
, Helminthosporium cynodontis
, Penicillium funiculosum
, Penicillium
purpurogenum
, Saccharomyces cerevisiae
, Trichoderma harzianum
, Scopulariopsis candida
.The physicochemical
characteristics of soil samples was found to affect the distribution and population of fungi. The colony
count in the study are ranged between 5.8 x 10″ per gram of soil to 1.63 x 10″ per gram of soil. The soil consists of
high organic matter content.
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