Biodiversity of endophytic fungi in Kigelia pinnata during two different seasons

摘要

Endophytic fungi of inner bark and leaf tissue of Higelia pinnata (Lam) Benth., also called sausage tree, from South India, have been studied during two different seasons. Four hundred bark and leaf segments were analysed and a total of 732 isolates representing 28 taxa, including 3 morphotypes were isolated. The endophytic fungal population is prevalent during winter on both the tissues and the colonization frequency and isolation frequency were greater in the leaves than bark tissue. Some endophytic fungi were common to both hosts, although more appeared to be tissue-specific.