Studies on Aspergillus Section Flavi from Peanut in Iran

Authors

  • E. Mahdikhani Moghaddam Department of Plant protections, Collage of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University, Mashhad, Iran.
  • H. Rouhani Department of Plant protections, Collage of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University, Mashhad, Iran
  • M. Falahati-Rastegar Department of Plant protections, Collage of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University, Mashhad, Iran.
  • M. Houshiyarfard Department of Plant protections, Collage of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University, Mashhad, Iran
  • S. Malekzadeh Shafaroudi Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Collage of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University, Mashhad, Iran
Abstract:

During 2010 and 2011, Aspergillus species from section Flavi were isolated from rhizosphere in main peanut-growing region of Iran, Astaneh-e Ashrafiyeh, Guilan Province (northern Iran). The soil samples were taken from fruiting zone of peanuts in 3 districts and 10 locations, during the pod-filling period. The populations of Aspergillus section Flavi showed significant differences in cfu g-1 among sampling locations. Individual assays averaged from 188 and 139 Aspergillus section Flavi population/g soil in two years, respectively. So that, we were unable to detect A. section Flavi on soil dilution plates at greater dilutions (

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Journal title

volume 04  issue 01,02

pages  13- 20

publication date 2013-09-01

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