• Chandini K.C
• Raghu prasadK.V.

Soil fungi are the important part of the terrestrial ecosystem and it plays a major role in nutrient cycle as decomposer. The diversity of soil fungi indicates the good or defective condition of the soil health. In the present work we aimed to study the isolation of fungi in unexplored forest soils in terms of percent occurrence and frequency and its relationship with physicochemical properties in scrub jungle and deciduous forest of Lakkya village, Chikkamagalur district. The study was conducted during 2019. For the isolation of fungi fifteen samples were collected randomly from 0-15 cm depth after removing the surface soil, from different sites of the forest. Serial dilution methodology and PDA media was used for isolation. A total of 442 colonies were obtained from fifteen soil samples belonging to eighteen genera and forty spp. Among them twenty seven species belonogs to the class Deuteromycetes , Seven Zygomycetes, Four Ascomycetes and one Oomycetes and Chytridomycetese ach. The highest percent occurrence showed by Aspergillus niger ( 26.67%), and lowest percent occurrence showed by, Penicilliun digitatum etc ( 0.22% ).The maximum fungal frequency of Aspergillus niger found to be 93.33%, and other species showed minimum fungal frequency of 13.33%. Physicochemical analysis reveals that soil is rich in micro biota due to acidic pH of 5.6 – 6.98, rich organic matter and high moisture content. In conclusion the true purpose of presence of fungi in the nature is in recycling of dead organic matter, thus making them available for the next generation and maintained the ecological balance in the environment.

Soil fungi, Frequency, Organic matter, Serial dilution, Scrub jungle.

"DIVERSITY OF SOIL FUNGI IN SCRUB JUNGLE AND DECIDUOUS FOREST OF LAKKYA VILLAGE,CHIKKAMAGALUR KARNATAKA.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 11, page no.b138-b142, November-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2111119.pdf

"DIVERSITY OF SOIL FUNGI IN SCRUB JUNGLE AND DECIDUOUS FOREST OF LAKKYA VILLAGE,CHIKKAMAGALUR KARNATAKA.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 11, page no. ppb138-b142, November-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2111119.pdf