Abstract

ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF ENDOPHYTIC FUNGI FROM SOLANUM TRILOBATUM LINN

Kilavan Packiam Kannan*, Ramya Govindasamy, Revathi Rajendran, Senthamarai Manogaran and Madhankumar Dhakshinamoorthy

Abstract

Endophytic fungi inhabit Vegetative tissues or organs, without causing them any harm. They can protect the plant from insect attacks and diseases, and are also able to produce substances of biotechnological interest. This study evaluated the diversity of endophytic fungi from Stem, Petiole and Leaves of medicinal plant of Solanum trilobatum Linn. from Sathyamangalam reserve forest. Endophytic fungi were identified by using standard manual’s based on the morphological and microscopical characteristics A total of 19 fungal isolates were obtained from 150 segments of medicinal plant parts Screened by modified surface sterilization technique. Among the isolates, 10 were sterile forms. The remaining isolates were classified into 20 species belonging to 8 genera of fungi. Endophytic fungi isolated from the respective medicinal Plant tissues include: Colletrotrichum Sp, Curvularia lunata, Phoma Sp, Fusarium oxysporum, Cladosporium cladosporides, Rhizopuss tolonifer, Aspergillus niger, Drechslera bisepata.

Keywords: Endophytic fungi, Solanum trilobatum Linn., Shanon index.