Fungi Associated With Rotten Fruits in Dhaka Metropolis

Authors

  • MA Bashar Department of Botany, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000
  • S Shamsi Department of Botany, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000
  • M Hossain Department of Botany, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjb.v41i1.11090

Keywords:

Fungi, Fruit rot, Dhaka metropolis

Abstract

A total of 18 species of fungi representing nine genera were found to be associated    with the rotten fruits collected from the markets of Dhaka metropolis. The fungi    isolated from the fruits were Alternaria alternata ( Fr.) Keissler, Alternaria sp.,    Aspergillus flavus Link., A. niger Van Tiegh, A. fumigatus Fresenius, A. terreus Thorn,    Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (Penz.) Sacc, Colletotrichum sp.1, Colletotrichum sp.2,    Curvularia brachyspora Boedijn, C. clavata Jain, Curvularia sp., Fusarium oxysporum Sch., Penicillium sp., Rhizopus nigricans Ehrenberg, Rhizopus sp., Syncephalastrum sp. and Trichoderma sp. Apergillus niger was found to be associated as the predominant    fungus with the rotten fruits.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjb.v41i1.11090

Bangladesh J. Bot. 41(1): 115-117, 2012 (June)

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Published

2012-07-02

How to Cite

Bashar, M., Shamsi, S., & Hossain, M. (2012). Fungi Associated With Rotten Fruits in Dhaka Metropolis. Bangladesh Journal of Botany, 41(1), 115–117. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjb.v41i1.11090

Issue

Vol. 41 No. 1 (2012)

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Short Communications

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