Association of Fungi with Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis Fosb.)

Authors

  • Shamim Shamsi Department of Botany, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000
  • Razia Sultana Department of Botany, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000
  • Yasmin Fatema Department of Botany, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/jbas.v36i1.10930

Keywords:

Association, Fungi, Breadfruit, Artocarpus altilis

Abstract

Nine species of fungi belonging to eight genera of Deuteromycetes were found associated with leaves and fruits of breadfruit, Artocarpus altilis. The fungi were Alternaria alternata (Fries) Keissler, Aspergillus niger Van Tiegh, Aspergillus flavus Link, Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (Penz.) Sacc, Curvularia lunata (Wakker) Boedijn., Penicillium sp. Pteroconium state of   Apiospora camptospora Penz. & Sacc. and Spicaria sp., and Zygosporium oscheoides Mont.. This is the first report of association of A. alternata, C. gloeosporioides., Curvularia lunata,  Penicillium sp. Pteroconium state of A. camptospora, Spicaria sp. and Z. oscheoides, with breadfruit. Colletotrichum gloeosporioides was the predominating fungus recorded on all infected matured leaves showing brown lesion and anthracnose symptom, and also pathogenic to breadfruit plant.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jbas.v36i1.10930

Journal of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences, Vol. 36, No. 1, 143-146, 2012

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Published

2012-06-18

How to Cite

Shamsi, S., Sultana, R., & Fatema, Y. (2012). Association of Fungi with Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis Fosb.). Journal of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences, 36(1), 143–146. https://doi.org/10.3329/jbas.v36i1.10930

Issue

Vol. 36 No. 1 (2012)

Section

Short Communication