Effect of Different Nitrogen Sources on Forest Litter Colonizing Activity of Fungi

Authors

  • Tripta Verma  Department of Biotechnology, Bareilly College, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India

Keywords:

Nitrogen Source. Scopulariopsis constantini. Syncephalastrum racemosum. litter colonizing fungi.

Abstract

Two dominant forest litter colonizing fungi viz., Scopulariopsis constantini and Syncephalastrum racemosum were able to utilize efficiently all of the three forms of nitrogen in common sources i.e., NO3, NH4, and organic nitrogen sources.The litter colonizing activity of fungi, utilizing different N sources was measured in two terms: (i) the weight of mycelium + colonized litter substrate and (ii) growth and sporulation. The order of preference for utilizing the nitrogen compound by both the test fungi was more or less the same as I. Sodium nitrate II. Asparagine III. Leucine IV. Urea, and V Ammonium nitrate.

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2021-06-30

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Volume 8, Issue 3, May-June-2021

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Tripta Verma "Effect of Different Nitrogen Sources on Forest Litter Colonizing Activity of Fungi" International Journal of Scientific Research in Science, Engineering and Technology (IJSRSET), Print ISSN : 2395-1990, Online ISSN : 2394-4099, Volume 8, Issue 3, pp.594-597, May-June-2021.