Endophytic Fungal Diversity in Corms of Amorphophallus sylvaticus (Roxb.) Kunth

Sayyad Shahim, Mulani R. M.

Abstract: In present investigation Amorphophallus sylvaticus (Roxb.) Kunth Commonly called as Jangali suran is a monsoon perennial cormatus plant species first time studied for endophytic fungal diversity of corm. The different corm sample were collected from two different sites namely Pota and Nageli sites in Nanded district of Maharashtra. The 45 corm samples were screened for colonization of different endophytic fungi on czapek-dox agar medium. The different corm samples show different endophytic fungal genera the isolated and identified genera includes Fusarium, Cladosporium, Alternaria, Helminthosporium, Curvularia, Rhizoctonia and Drechslera.

Keywords: Amorphophallus sylvaticus, corm and endophytic fungi