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A study of the atmospheric fungal flora at Kanpur

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A census of fungal population in the atmosphere at Kanpur has been conducted over the period of a year. Thirty-eight species of fungi were recorded and the total number, as well as types, were significantly higher at eight feet than at four feet. The fungal population showed a periodic rise and fall and also a significant numerical variation between months. General agreement has been found between the frequency of occurrence of cellulose-destroying fungi in the atmosphere and those encountered in deteriorated cotton stores.

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  1. Technical development establishment laboratories, Kanpur

    B. S. V. Rajan, S. S. Nigam & R. K. Shukla

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Communicated by Dr. T. S. Subramanian,f.a.sc.

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Rajan, B.S.V., Nigam, S.S. & Shukla, R.K. A study of the atmospheric fungal flora at Kanpur. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 35, 33–37 (1952). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03050009

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