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Seasonal variation and distribution of microfungi in forest soils of Delhi

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Seasonal occurrence and abundance of microfungi at three different depths in tropical forest soils of Delhi were studied using the soil dilution and soil plate techniques. Surface layer in all the soil types exhibited the highest population and species number which gradually declined with depth increase. In total, 58 genera comprising 118 species were isolated of which theDeuteromycetes was represented by 38 genera and 90 species, thePhycomycetes by 10 genera and 18 species, theAscomycetes by 6 genera and 8 species, and theBasidiomycetes andMyxomycetes by single genus and species. Besides the surface vegetation, the edaphic and environmental factors had a profound influence on the occurrence and distribution of microfungi at various depths of soils.

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Behera, N., Mukerji, K.G. Seasonal variation and distribution of microfungi in forest soils of Delhi. Folia geobot. phytotax. 20, 291–311 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02856483

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