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7809823 
Journal Article 
Soil analysis and mycoflora of Jizan city, Saudi Arabia 
Arif, IA; Hashem, AR 
1998 
1 
Phyton
ISSN: 0031-9457 
62 
1-2 
109-113 
English 
WOS:000075506700014 
Soil samples were collected from five localities in Jizan city, Saudi Arabia, and analysed for metals and fungal flora. Soil type is sandy and alkaline; it contains low percentage of total organic matter and high percentaje of total soluble salts. Soil samples contain high concentrations of lead and copper followed by nicker, manganese and cadmium. Seventeen species belonging to eight genera of fungi were isolated: Aspergillus (4 species), Fusarium and Penicillium (3 species), Alternaria and Cladosporium (2 species), Curvularia, Mucor and Nigrospora (1 species).