Publication Date
1968
Document Type
Dissertation/Thesis
First Advisor
Grosklags, James H.||Bullington, Robert A. (Robert Adrian), 1908-2001
Degree Name
M.S. (Master of Science)
Legacy Department
Department of Biological Sciences
LCSH
Soil fungi
Abstract
An analysis of the microfungal flora of the soil at the region of lowest elevation in the prairie restoration area of Morton Arbor at Lisle, Illinois was conducted. This analysis constituted the initial phase of a long range program designed to determine the changes within the microfungal flora accompanying the conversion of the higher vegetation from cultivated and weedy plants to native prairie plants. A total of 1,946 Isolates, considered to represent 292 species, were obtained by the dilution plate method employing Martin's medium. The Fungi Imperfecti, and the Penicillia in particular were abundant. The most frequently isolated species were: Aspergillus fumigatus, Penicillium corylophilum, an unidentified representative of the Dematiaceae, Penicillium steckili, Penicillium sp. III, Verticillium candelabrum, and Trichoderma viride. Species of Rhizopus, Aspergillus (Aspergillus terreus), Cephalosporium, and Spicaria (Spicaria violacea) were also found, but much less frequently. These results have been compared with those of similar studies, and conjecture has been advanced concerning the composition of the fungal community after the establishment of the prairie.
Recommended Citation
Eickhoff, Philip G., "Soil microfungi of a prairie restoration area - study II" (1968). Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations. 4966.
https://huskiecommons.lib.niu.edu/allgraduate-thesesdissertations/4966
Extent
v, 56 pages
Language
eng
Publisher
Northern Illinois University
Rights Statement
In Copyright
Rights Statement 2
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Media Type
Text
Comments
Includes bibliographical references.||Includes illustration and map.