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Fungal spore concentrations in the air at Tiruchirapalli (India) 1987–1988

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Using an aeroscope, airborne fungal spores were sampled for two years, 1987–1988 at Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, India. The aerospora components, their seasonal and annual variations in incidence in the air are discussed and a spore calendar for Tiruchirapalli is presented.

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  1. Environmental Resources Research Centre, Peroorkada P.O., Thiruvananthapuram 695005, P.B. 1230, Kerala, India

    Raman Pillai Satheesh

  2. Department of Botany, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli-620 024, Tamil Nadu, India

    Godavarthi Rajesswara Rao

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Satheesh, R.P., Rajesswara Rao, G. Fungal spore concentrations in the air at Tiruchirapalli (India) 1987–1988. Aerobiologia 10, 71–75 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02066750

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