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Fungi associated with decomposing leaf litter of cashew (Anacardium occidentale)

S. Shanthi( ), B.P.R. Vittal
Centre for Advanced Studies in Botany, University of Madras, Guindy Campus, Chennai 600 025, Tamil Nadu, India
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Abstract

The biodiversity of microfungi associated with decomposing leaf litter of Anacardium occidentale and the pattern of fungal colonization was investigated. Fungi colonizing decomposing litter were induced to sporulate by a moist chamber incubation technique. A total of 77 species belonging to 57 genera were recorded. Depending on the first appearance of the fungi and their persistence, three main groups of fungal colonizers were identified: (1) fungi that occurred initially during early stages of decomposition and disappeared as decomposition progressed; (2) fungi that showed less initial activity but gradually increased their activity and declined in the final stages; (3) fungi that appeared in the late stages of decomposition.

Keywords

fungal diversitycashewpattern of colonization

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Mycology
Volume 1 Issue 2,
June 2010
Pages 121-129
DOI: 10.1080/21501201003743154
Cite this article:
Shanthi S, Vittal B. Fungi associated with decomposing leaf litter of cashew (Anacardium occidentale). Mycology, 2010, 1(2): 121-129. https://doi.org/10.1080/21501201003743154

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Received: 25 February 2010
Accepted: 01 March 2010
Published: 23 June 2010
© 2010 Mycological Society of China
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