Sulphur requirements of certain isolates of Alternaria tenuis Auct

Abstract

The sulphur nutrition of three isolates of Alternaria tenuis Auct., isolated from the diseased leaves of Mangifera indica L., Musa paradisiaca L. and Psidium guajava L., was studied. They were grown on the medium devoid of sulphur as well as on media containing various sources of sulphur viz., ammonium sulphate, sodium hyposulphite, sodium thiosulphate, magnesium sulphate, potassium sulphate, potassium metabisulphite, zinc sulphate and thiourea. Sodium hyposulphite, sodium thiosulphate, magnesium sulphate, potassium sulphate and zinc sulphate were generally found to be satisfactory sources for the growth of all the isolates under study. Poor growth of the different isolates was observed on the medium devoid of sulphur.