RICHARD’S SYNTHETIC AGAR

Fungi are microscopic cells that usually grow as long threads or strands called hyphae, which push their way between soil particles, roots, and rocks. Fungi perform important services related to water dynamics, nutrient cycling, and disease suppression. Soil fungi can be grouped into three general functional groups based on how they get their energy as Decomposers, Mutualists and Pathogens. Many fungi which are commonly isolated from soil come under the class Fungi Imperfecti by virtue of the fact that they produce abundant asexual spores and lack sexual stages. Richards Synthetic Agar is used for isolation and cultivation of fungi from soil samples.

for cultivation and isolation of fungi from soil samples