Manuscript Number : IJSRST4139

Isolation of Fungi From Root Tubers Of Chlorophytum Borivilianum San. And Fem.

Authors(2) :-Anil N. Korpenwar, Deepmala A .Gaikwad

Chlorophytum borivilianum root tubers are used as a raw material for the preparation of some important drugs for curing various human diseases. During unscientific methods of storage causing fungal contamination .The fungal contamination affect on the chemical composition of raw materials and thereby decreases potency of drugs. Regarding the above fact the present experiment was conducted and observed that the maximum fifteen fungi were isolated by using Agar Plate Method. And minimum thirteen fungi were isolated by using Blotter Method respectively.

Authors and Affiliations

Anil N. Korpenwar
Rashtrapita Mahatma Gandhi Science and Arts College, Nagbhid, Chandrapur, Maharashtra, India
Deepmala A .Gaikwad
Shri Shivaji Science and Arts College Chikhli, Buldana, Maharashtra, India

Chlorophytum borivilianum, Isolation, Fungal Contamination.

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Publication Details

Published in : Volume 4 | Issue 1 | January-February 2018
Date of Publication : 2018-01-30
License:  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Page(s) : 167-170
Manuscript Number : IJSRST4139
Publisher : Technoscience Academy

Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Online ISSN : 2395-602X

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Anil N. Korpenwar, Deepmala A .Gaikwad, " Isolation of Fungi From Root Tubers Of Chlorophytum Borivilianum San. And Fem.", International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Volume 4, Issue 1, pp.167-170 , January-February-2018.
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