CONTRIBUTION TO KNOWLEDGE OF SOME SOIL FUNGI IN EASTERN REGION, IN LIBYA

Document Type : Original Article

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Plant Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Garyounis University, Benghazi, Libya.

Abstract

Fifty nine species belonging to 23 genera were obtained from 100 soil samples collected from the eastern region in Libya. The most common genera and their species were Aspergillus (11 species), Cladosporium (5 species), Fusarium (5 species), Penicillium (10 species), and Rhizopus (1 species). The most abundant species were: Alternaria alternata, Aspergillus flavus, A. fumigatus, A. niger, A. ochraceus, A. Terreus, A. ustus, Cladosporium cladosporioides, Fusarium moniliforme, F. oxysporium, Penicillium chrysogenum, P. citrinum, Pleospora herbarum, and Rhizopus stolonifer.
 
 

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