Isolation, characterization, and plant growth-promoting activities of endophytic fungi from a wild orchid Vanda cristata.

ABSTRACT: Endophytism is one of the widely explored phenomena related to orchids and fungi. Endophytic fungi assist plants by supplementing nutrient acquisition, and synthesis of plant growth regulators. Vanda cristata is an epiphytic orchid that has a great diversity of endophytic fungi. Endophytic fungi were isolated from roots, stems, and leaves of V. cristata and identified by both morphological and molecular study. Furthermore, the isolated endophytic fungi were subjected to auxin synthesis, phosphate solubilization, ammonia synthesis, and elicitor growth test for understanding their growth-promoting effect in a qualitative and quantitative manner. Altogether, 12 different endophytic fungi were isolated from roots, stems, and leaves of V. cristata of which most speci

SUBMITTER: Chand K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7238887 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature