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The mycoflora of an alkaline soil of the open-savannah of the transvaal
Author
Eicker, Albert
Publisher
Transactions of the British Mycological Society
Publication Year
1974
Body

The microfungi of an alkaline soil from an open-savannah in the Pretoria district of the Transvaal were surveyed using the dilution plate technique, the soil plate technique and a soil washing method. Over 14 months 127 species representing 53 genera were isolated. The most prevalent species found were Penicillium spp.; Fusarium spp.; Trickoderma viride; Gliocladium roseum; Aspergillus spp. ; Mucor spinosus; Spicaria violaceae and Chaetomium globosum. The results are discussed with particular reference to comparable surveys carried out in the Western Transvaal.

Language
English
Resource Type
Text
Document Type
Journal Issue/Article
Journal Volume
63
Journal Number
2
Journal Pages
281-288
Journal Name
Transactions of the British Mycological Society
Keywords
soils
grasslands
ecology
Africa