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IN VITRO INTERACTION OF FUSARIUM SPP., WITH OTHER FUNGI

FAKHRUNNISA, M.H. HASHMI AND A. GHAFFAR

Abstract: In the present study interaction of 10 Fusarium spp., namely Fusarium equiseti, F. longipes, F. moniliforme, F. oxysporum, F.proliferatum, F. scirpi, F. pallidoroseum, F. sporotrichioides, F. solani and F.subglutinans with other fungi viz., Alternaria alternata, Aspergillus niger, A.flavus, A.terreus, A.versicolor, Cladosporium herbarum, Drechslera hawaiiensis, Paecilomyces sp., Penicillium digitatum, P. funiculosum, Rhizoctonia solani and Trichoderma hamatum was studied in vitro. In dual culture plate assays, Trichoderma hamatum showed inhibition in growth of Fusarium spp., by producing zones of inhibition.
 

Department of Botany, Khatoon-e-Pakistan Govt. Degree College for Women, Karachi, Pakistan.