Leaf surface constitutes district microhabitat wherein complex inter-relationships exist between the different groups of microorganisms.The quantitative and qualitative change in the phyllosphere micro -flore of crop plants are caused by many factors like plant species.age of the plant.disease incidence, pest prevalence and environment (Last and Deighton,1965:Sinha.1965).The changes in the phyllosphere mocroflora of paddy due to application of various pesticides are presented in this note.
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