Preliminary Survey of Aeromycoflora of Soybean Field

Abstract

The investigation of air borne fungi was carried out over Soybean field (Glycinmax  L.) at Udgir (MS) in India using Tilak air sampler from 15^th June 2016 to 16^th October 2016. A total of 57 fungal genera were identified. The most prevalent type of  Basidiomycetes spore were Smut spore (1.00%) ,Uredospore (0.66%) ,Ganoderma (0.43%) and Telitospore (0.007%). In the present investigationit was evident that the maximum concentration of spores of Basidiomycetes 2.69% to the total air spora was recorded during rainy season. The maximum number of fungal spores(0.78%) was observed  in the month of July and minimum(0.2%) in the month of October. The main aim of this study is to findout air spora components in relation to different growth stages and establishing disease forecasting systems.