• DEEPIKA CHAUHAN
• DR ABHISHEK SWAMI

The leaves of dhak (Butea monosperma (Lamk.) Taub) are used in the preparation of platters (dona and pattals). Phylloplane microflora of mature and young leaves of dhak was studied by dilution plate method using Martin’s rose bengal agar medium for fungi and Nutrient agar medium for bacteria in the two successive years. The qualitative and quantitative estimation of fungi and quantitative estimation of bacteria was carried out. Quantitatively the density of fungi of mature and young leaves varied between 257.56 and 68.18 (mature leaf) 43.27 and 11.88 (young leaf) propagules/100cm2 while that of bacteria was 205.61 and 37.85 (mature leaf) and 60.58 and 9.74 (young leaf) propagules/100cm2. The maximum density of fungi on mature leaves was found in the month of February while on young leaves it was found in the month of August. Qualitatively a total of 17 fungal forms were isolated during the period of investigation. The dominant fungal species on leaves were Alternaria alternata, C. cladosporioides, T. koningii, Aspergillus niger, Curvularia lunata, A. flavus, A. fumigatus and A.terreus

Phylloplane, Butea monosperma, microflora and Aspergillus fumigatus.

"STUDIES ON PHYLLOPLANE MICROFLORA OF DHAK ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.1, Issue 7, page no.637-643, December-2014, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1407010.pdf

"STUDIES ON PHYLLOPLANE MICROFLORA OF DHAK ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.1, Issue 7, page no. pp637-643, December-2014, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1407010.pdf