Endophytic Fungal Diversity in Medicinal Plants of Western Ghats, India
Joint Authors
Nalini, Monnanda Somaiah
Prakash, Harischandra Sripathy
Sunayana, Ningaraju
Source
International Journal of Biodiversity
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-05-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Natural & Life Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Biology
Abstract EN
Endophytes constitute an important component of microbial diversity, and in the present investigation, seven plant species with rich ethnobotanical uses representing six families were analyzed for the presence of endophytic fungi from their natural habitats during monsoon (May/June) and winter (November/December) seasons of 2007.
Fungal endophytes were isolated from healthy plant parts such as stem, root, rhizome, and inflorescence employing standard isolation methods.
One thousand five hundred and twenty-nine fungal isolates were obtained from 5200 fragments.
Stem fragments harbored more endophytes (80.37%) than roots (19.22%).
31 fungal taxa comprised of coelomycetes (65%), hyphomycetes (32%), and ascomycetes (3%).
Fusarium, Acremonium, Colletotrichum, Chaetomium, Myrothecium, Phomopsis, and Pestalotiopsis spp.
were commonly isolated.
Diversity indices differed significantly between the seasons (P<0.001).
Species richness was greater for monsoon isolations than winter.
Host specificity was observed for few fungal endophytes.
UPGMA cluster analysis grouped the endophytes into distinct clusters on the basis of genetic distance.
This study is the first report on the diversity and host-specificity of endophytic fungal taxa were from the semi evergreen forest type in Talacauvery subcluster of Western Ghats.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Nalini, Monnanda Somaiah& Sunayana, Ningaraju& Prakash, Harischandra Sripathy. 2014. Endophytic Fungal Diversity in Medicinal Plants of Western Ghats, India. International Journal of Biodiversity،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Nalini, Monnanda Somaiah…[et al.]. Endophytic Fungal Diversity in Medicinal Plants of Western Ghats, India. International Journal of Biodiversity No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Nalini, Monnanda Somaiah& Sunayana, Ningaraju& Prakash, Harischandra Sripathy. Endophytic Fungal Diversity in Medicinal Plants of Western Ghats, India. International Journal of Biodiversity. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-476133
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-476133