EFFECT OF ECOLOGICAL FACTORS ON THE GROWTH OF BLACK MILDEW FUNGI

Sonali V. Lonkar; Chandrahas R. Patil; Chandrakant B. Salunkhe

Volume : VIII, Issue : IV, April - 2019

EFFECT OF ECOLOGICAL FACTORS ON THE GROWTH OF BLACK MILDEW FUNGI

Sonali V. Lonkar, Chandrahas R. Patil, Chandrakant B. Salunkhe

Abstract :

An attempt has been made to compare climatic factors and topographical conditions, on the occurrence of black mildew fungi of Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary and Reserved Forest Mahabaleshwar. It is revealed that, as compare to number of black mildew fungi from Bhimashankar appears to be 54 species (on 37 hosts) while that of from Mahabaleshwar is 102 species (on 89 angiospermic host species) that belonging to Meliolaceous, Asterinaceous, Schiffnerulaceous, and Hyphomycetous group. It seems that, the climatic conditions of Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary along with its topography influences the number of black mildew fungi in this region than Mahabaleshwar Reserve Forest.