ISSN 2756-3413
African Journal of Virology Research ISSN 3421-7347 Vol. 4 (10), pp. 001-006, October, 2010. © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
Study of fungal diseases on medicinal plants of Betul forest with mycotaxonomic treatment
Arief Gangadhar Tilak*, Sandhi Armrett, Vallabhbhai D. E. and Singh Chopra
Department of Botany, Microbiology and Plant Pathology Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences, Dr. H.S. Gour University, Sagar (M.P.) 470 003, India.
Accepted 15 June, 2010
Abstract
Medicinal plants are widely used for treatment of diseases all over the world. According to world health organization report, about 80% of the world populations are taking interest in indigenous medicinal plants remedies. During frequent surveys for phytoparasitic foliicolous microfungi, interesting specimens were collected from Betul forest division of Madhya Pradesh, which upon detailed examination proved to be undescribed fungal taxa of hyphomycetes, namely, Spiropes celastracearum sp.nov. and Ulocladium verruculosa sp.nov., infecting the leaves of Elaeodendron glaucum Pers. (Celastraceae) and Bauhinia purpurea L. (Fabaceae) respectively. These have been compared with their allied taxa for showing their distinct identity.
Key words: Medicinal plant, Fungal diseases, hyphomycetes, mycotaxonomy, Spiropes celastracearum, Ulocladium verruculose.