Influence of Culture Media and Light Regimes on the Growth of Helminthosporium Fulvum

The effects of different culture media and light regimes on the growth of H. fulrum were investigated.The growth of the fungus was
monitored on five culture media.They include potato dextrose agar, yeast extract agar, nutrient agar, corn meal agar and czapek-dox agar media.The results on the effect of culture media indicated that patato dextrose agar, Czapek-Dox agar and nutrient agar media were the best media for the growth of H. fulvum.While corn meal agar medium supported the least growth of the fungus. It was also discovered that there is no significant difference in the growth of the fungus under the light regimes tested. The results showed that light has no effect on the growth of H. fulvum.