PJB-2010-443
FRUIT BORNE MYCOFLORA OF AMLA (PHYLLANTHUS EMBLICA L.)
SHAISTA AKHUND, MUHAMMAD SUHAIL, ISHRAT RANI, FOZIA I MEMON AND HIDAYATULLAH ABRO
Abstract
Fungal species composition on retail Amla fruits obtained from local market of three localities of Hyderabad, Hala and Tando Allah Yar was studied. Forty-eight fruit samples were randomly picked from each locality. Using two media types, a total of 19 genera and 42 fungal species were isolated from surface sterilized and non-sterilized fruits. From fruits of all three localities, species in the genera Aspergillus (5 species), Penicillium (4 species), Fusarium (4 species), Alternaria (4 species), Cladosporium (5 species) and Curvularia (3 species) were isolated most frequently. The fungal frequency of Tando Allah Yar samples was higher. A. niger and A. flavus were the most common fungi isolated from fruits of all three localities. The fungi isolated do not appear to be recorded from fruits of Amla in Pakistan.
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