Comparative Analysis of Rhizosphere Fungi in Ageratina Adenophora and Associated Native Species in Far-Western Nepal

Root exudates play a significant role in influencing the rhizosphere microbes. Fungi are an important group of microbes that influenced by plant root exudates. As invasive alien species secretes several allelochemicals and impact soil microbes, this study compared fungal community one weeds Ageratina adenophora with native (Rubus ellipticus, Shorea robusta Imperata cylindrica) far-western Nepal. The was sampled uprooting respective plants, soils were cultured using Czapek Dox Agar PDA media. A total 49 identified from rhizospheres. A. altered richness, occurrence frequency fungi soil. pathogenic Aspergillus niger, Myrothecium sp., Phoma Rhizoctonia Pythium oligandrum, Verticillium spp. most frequently occurring all plants they showed their host specificity rhzosphere. such as Paecilomyces lilacinus, flavus, Penicillium citrinum, P. chrysogenum, Mucor circinelloides, Hypocrea Trichoderma hypoxylon, T. sparsum, Gliocladium Hypomyces niger M. circinelloides common plants. Even minor variations physicochemical properties can change presence zone, indicated analysis chemicals.