Open AccessAlternaria alternata as a mycoparasite of Rhizopus nigricans
Author(s) -
Karthika Pandy,
Madhu Mohan,
Rajesh Gupta
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
acta mycologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.38
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2353-074X
pISSN - 0001-625X
DOI - 10.5586/am.1989.006
Subject(s) - alternaria alternata , biology , rhizopus , hypha , botany , horticulture , food science , fermentation
Interaction between Alternaria alternata and Rhizopus nigricans was studied in vitro in dual cultures to examine their antagonistic behaviour. A. alternata parasitised R. nigricans by direct penetration of hyphae, sporangiophores and sporangia. R. nigricans is described here as a new host record for the mycoparasite A. alternata