• Parmar Khyati G
• Dr. Arti A Raval

Abstract Heavy metal contaminated soil is a serious environmental concern that has a negative impact on a agriculture and ecosystem. This study was conducted to investigate the tolerance of some resistant fungal strains from soils contaminated with heavy metals. Fungal genera including, Aspergillus spp., Penicillium spp. and Curvularia spp. resistant to heavy metal Cadmium (Cd) were isolated after screening soil samples from Tapi river (Surat, Gujarat).The objective of soil sample screening was to investigate the status of heavy metal Cd and to identify the heavy metal tolerant fungi and also study their role in plant growth promotion(PGP). The results revealed that all three isolates were resistant to Cd. Among the isolated fungi, Curvularia spp. was the most tolerant to Cd with 0.96mg/ml concentration, which makes them attractive potential candidates as bioremediating agents. One of the interesting features of present study was that the heavy metal tolerant fungi also showed promising plant growth promoting properties.

1.PGP 2.fungi 3.Cadmium 4.tolerance

"Isolation of Cd tolerant fungi and their role in plant growth promotion.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.558-567, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907D80.pdf

"Isolation of Cd tolerant fungi and their role in plant growth promotion.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp558-567, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907D80.pdf