Screening Of Endophytic Fungi And Their Diversity In A Lianas Of Different Localities From West Medinipur During Summer

Abstract

An woody lianas- Bauhinia vahlii, collected from three localities of West Medinipur district of W.B. during summer season, wasstudied for screening of endophyticfungal diversity. Aerial tissues (leaf, petiole and stem) were selected for endophytic isolation. A total of 154 tissue segments out of 225 were infested with fungi and 158endophytic fungi were isolated. Average colonization frequency (CF%) was 68.44% and leaves of the climber were colonized by a great number of endophytic fungi i.e. 92%. CF% wasmaximum in the plant collected from Godapiasal, it was 86.60% and minimum in the plant of Chilkigarh, it was58.64%. A total of 13 fungal genera with few unknown genera and few sterile fungi were isolated. Highest Shannon- Wiener index (2.267) was shown in the plant of Chilkigarh and with highest Simpson’s diversity (0.8751) in the same place. It indicates great species specificity. Fungi of Sordariomycetes weremaximum (32.08%).