Research Article
Isolation and Characterization of Endophytic Fungi from the Parasitic Plant Dendrophthoe falcata
Hemamalini S, Vatsala P, Monisha CP, Manasa DJ and Govindappa M*
Department of Studies in Botany, Davanagere University, Shivagangotri, Davanagere, Karnataka, India
*Corresponding author: Govindappa M, Department of Studies in Botany, Davanagere University, Shivagangotri, Davanagere, Karnataka, India. Email Id: govindappa.dubot@gmail.com
Copyright: ©Hemamalini S, et al. 2024. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Article Information:Submission: 22/07/2024; Accepted: 24/08/2024; Published: 30/08/2024
Abstract
The present study aimed to identify, characterize and diversity in two season of endophytic fungal species from parasitic plant, Dendrophthoe falcata grows on Lagerstromia speciosa. The mass cultured pure endophytic fungal species identified using molecular technique 18S rRNA and studied the percentage frequency studies. Based on the results identified endophytic fungal species are Diaporthe pterocarp, Diaporthe pseudophenicola, Colletotrichum cobbittiense, Astromella pistachiarum and Colletotrichum siamensis. These endophytes noticed from two different parts (leaves and stem) in two different season (wet and dry). The percentage frequency studies of each endophytes were different and deposited endophyte sequences in NCBI. These endophytes used for isolation of bioactive compounds and their biological studies..
Keywords:Dendrophthoe falcate; endophytic fungi; 18S rRNA; colony frequency