Hello everyone. I am presently on a study that involves the study of fungi in the soil. Which species are the best to use in terms of simplicity to culture, availability and also handling.Urgent answers are appreciated
Your question is not very explicit since soil Fungi is too broad a topic.For instance, could you specify your study goals,culture type (multi or mono,field or pot based etc) and is it in relation to nutrient cycling,climate change,carbon sequestration and is it linked to other soil organisms such as bacteria and macroinvertebrates.
These specifics will guide many experts on this forum on how to help you.
It also depends upon the type and properties of soil. The best thing is to do a trial experiment. Try some media supporting a wide range of fungal cultures, pour soil on it, get the colonies, purify them and anayize which suits the best for your experiment.