Isolation and Data Analysis of Fungal Endophytes

Plants can be an excellent reservoir of endophytic fungi. In the present study, colonisation and isolation rates of endophytic fungal strains were studied. It was recorded that the total colonisation rate was 93.60% and the isolation rate was 45.34%. These results indicate that plants are highly colonised by fungi, and these fungi can be isolated and utilised in various sectors such as medicinal, industrial, biofuel, cosmetics, food, etc.

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