Studies on effect of roadside particulate matter on phyllopane mycoflora of Polyalthia longifolia

Priti Tagaya¹ , Smriti Chitnis²

Section:Review Paper, Product Type: Isroset-Journal
Vol.2 , Issue.4 , pp.1-3, Jul-2015

Online published on Nov 15, 2015

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Abstract :
Microorganisms present on surface of leaves constitute phylloplane microflora, They interact with leaves and with each other. They also play a major role in litter decomposition and help in recycling of mineral cycling in ecosystem. Present paper is aimed to study the effect of roadside particulate matter on phylloplane microflora of Polyalthia longifolia. A total of the 11 fungal species were isolated from the leaf surface of Polyalthia longifolia from all the study areas during the study period. Of these 10 species were recorded from polluted sites and 8 species from unpolluted site. . Curvularia sps. was obtained only from the unpolluted site Relative abundance of the phylloplane fungi was significantly reduced in polluted site as compared to the unpolluted site. This indicated the detrimental effect of the pollutants on the leaf surface microbial community.

Key-Words / Index Term :
phylloplane microflora, Alnus nepalensis

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