2023 Vol. 29 No.2 PP 203-212

https://doi.org/10.33451/florafauna.v29i2pp203-212

Mycodiversity of Orchha Wildlife Sanctuary (M.P.) India

Jyoti Richhariya, Sippy Dassani and *Tirthesh K. Sharma

Department of Botany and Industrial Microbiology,
Bipin Bihari College,
JHANSI-284001 (U.P.) INDIA
*Corresponding Author : E-mail:tirtheshk@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

Fungi being saprophytic, play a vital role in decomposition and recycling of litter and forest debries. Fungi also help to keep soil healthy by releasing nutrients.. The objective of current study is to investigate the fungal diversification in Orchha Wildlife Sanctuary, Madhya Pradesh. Samples of degrading litter were collected throughout the year in the Orchha region. The collected material was dissolved in double distilled water and serially diluted upto three times. The Potato Dextrose Agar (PDA) medium-filled petriplates were streaked with both the undiluted and diluted solutions. As slants, pure cultures were kept at 4°C. Macroscopic and microscopic both methods were used to identify fungus isolates. There were 33 distinct fungi that were isolated and named - Acremonium implicatum, Alternaria alternata, Ascochyta graminicola, Aspergillus flavipes, A. flavus, A. fischeri, A. fumigatus, A. japonicus, A. nidulans, A. niger, A. terreus, A. tamarii, Beltraniella humicola, Ceratocystis paradoxa, Chaetomium salami, Cladosporium sphaereospermum, Colletotrichum capsici, Cunninghamella blakesleeana, Curvularia lunata, Emericella nidulans, Fusarium oxysporum, Gibberella zeae, Humicola fuscoatra, Mucor hiemalis, Paecilomyces lilacinus, P. variotii, Pestalotiopsis mangiferae, Penicillium chrysogenum, P. decumbens, Rhizopus stolonifer, Rhodotorula glutinis, Scopulariopsis brumptii and Trichoderma viride.

KEY WORDS : Decomposition, Fungi, Litter, Potato Dextrose Agar.