Molecular identification of endophytes from maize roots and their biocontrol potential against toxigenic fungi of Nigerian maize.

ABSTRACT: Plants benefit from plant-associated microorganisms, of which endophytes are of particular interest as they are transmitted from generation to generation. This study characterises endophytes from maize roots and determines their biocontrol potential against toxigenic fungi in Nigerian maize. Maize roots were collected from farms in Lafia, and stored grain samples were collected from the six Northern States of Nigeria, from which endophytes and toxigenic fungal strains were isolated. Molecular identification employing 16SrRNA/internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequences for isolated fungal endophytes was carried out, and mycotoxins produced by fungi were determined by high-performance liquid chromatography analysis. Biocontrol activity of the endophytes was determined using the dual culture

SUBMITTER: Orole OO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10364792 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul-Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature