| Author(s) | H.A. Bokhary, S. Al-Sohaibany, Q.H. Al-Sadoon* and Sarwat Parvez |
| Affiliation | Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia, *National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Develop17U!nt (NCWCD), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Title | Fungi Associated with Calotropisprocera and Capparis spinosa Leaves |
| Source | Journal of King Saud University. Science. Volume 12, No 1. (2000/1420) |
| Abstract | A monthly survey was conducted from 1989 to 1991 to examine the effect of seasons on the inhabited surface fungi on leaves of medicinal plants, Calotropis procera, and Capparis spinosa. A total number of 46 species of 21 genera of fungi from C. procera and 35 species of 19 genera of fungi from C. spinosa were isolated. On both plants, a high percent of fungi was obtained during May while the lowest percentage was found in September in the case of C. procera and in July in the case of C. spinosa. Alternaria (7 species) was the most predominant genus on leaves of C. procera and Ulocladium (4 species) on leaves of C. spinosa. Alternaria alternata, Aspergillus flavus, A. niger and Penicillium chrysogenum were isolated during all seasons on leaves of both plants. |
