Abstract: The present study was conducted to investigate the soil fungal diversity of Zingiber officinale Rosc. in Mawjiej, West Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya. Rhizospheric and non rhizospheric soil of Z. officinale was collected aseptically at monthly interval for a period of nine months i.e. April to December 2015. Altogether, 89 fungal species belonging to 35 different genera were isolated from the rhizospheric and non rhizospheric soil of Z. officinale. Maximum fungal Colony Forming Unit (CFU) was observed in June and minimum in December from both rhizospheric and non rhizospheric soil. Gliocladium roseum and Paecilomyces lilacinus were dominant in rhizospheric soil, whereas, species of Penicillium and Fusarium oxysporum were dominant in non rhizospheric soil in all the sampling periods. The investigation reveals that rhizospheric soil harbors more fungal population as compared to that of non- rhizospheric soil. In rhizospheric soil Fungal CFU showed significant positive correlation with moisture content (0.80, p≤ 0.01) and organic carbon (0.82, p≤ 0.01). Whereas, in non rhizospheric soil fungal CFU was found to have significant positive correlation with moisture content (0.76, p≤ 0.05), organic Carbon (r = 0.89, p≤0.01) and exchangeable potassium (0.69, p≤ 0.05).
Keywords: Fungal diversity, Rhizospheric, Non-Rhizospheric, Zingiber officinale Rosc., Physicochemical properties.
Title: Fungal Diversity of Rhizospheric and Non-Rhizospheric Soil of Zingiber Officinale Rosc. In West Khasi Hills District of Meghalaya, India
Author: Sophie Phanri Majaw, Highland Kayang
International Journal of Life Sciences Research
ISSN 2348-313X (Print), ISSN 2348-3148 (online)
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