Effect of crop management and cultivar on colonization of Capsicum annuum L. by Endophytic Fungi

Abstract

Due to their importance as biological control agents, we analysed the colonization of two pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) cultivars by culturable endophytic fungi in natural sandy soil in the open field and under soil-free conditions in the greenhouse, respectively. In natural soil, we observed a significant difference in colonization rates between the cultivars ‘Hó’ and ‘Kápia’. Colonization rates were always lower in the greenhouse than in the open field. Colonization was enhanced towards the end of the growing period and organ-specific differences were also observed. On the basis of colony morphology, 15 separate groups were identified for future sequence-based identification.

Seasonality affects the community of endophytic fungi in coconut (Cocos nucifera) crop leaves

“…In addition, the composition of the endophytic fungal communities was not found to be significantly different between the Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Aragonez grape cultivars (Varanda et al 2016). On the other hand, the endophytic communities were found to be statistically different between two cultivars of pepper (at the seedling stage) in open field and greenhouse trials (Halász et al 2016). In olive cultivars, endophytic fungi richness and diversity are influenced by changes in season, site, and cultivar (Materatski et al 2019).…”