Assessing soils of Gaziantep having high  susceptibility to erosion from the point of  view of microfungus

Erdihan Tun�; Sabahat Mekki; Hasan Akg�l

Volume : II, Issue : XI, November - 2013

Assessing soils of Gaziantep having high susceptibility to erosion from the point of view of microfungus

Erdihan Tun , Sabahat Mekki, Hasan Akg L

Abstract :

The aim of the present study has been to determine microfungi flora of 43 soil samples, extracted from a depth of 0–15 cm, from 43 agricultural localities taking place in Yavuzeli, Araban, Karkam??, Nizip and O?uzeli counties of Gaziantep with high susceptibility to erosion through the soil dilution method at the level of species. In these soils, which have quite high K–factor ranging between 0.3 and 0.79, quite poor in organic matter and have slightly alkaline nature, 2 divisions, 3 subphyla, 4 classes, 4 subclasses, 5 orders and 7 genera from microfungi flora were determined. The microfungi species, has been Rhizopus sp., Mucor sp., Penicillium sp. and Aspergillus sp. respectively. Cladosporium sp., Acremonium sp. and Candida sp. species have also been encountered in a couple of localities. The results suggest that microfungal diversity of these soils under study is low due to high susceptibility to erosion and insufficient organic content.