COMMUNITY OF CULTIVABLE ENDOPHYTIC FUNGI OF CASSAVA Manihot esculenta CRANTZ

Authors

  • Fernanda Viana Diniz Universidade Federal do Acre
  • Veluma Martins Pereira Federal University of Acre
  • Nathalia de Freitas Lopes Federal University of Acre
  • Janaína Medeiros Vasconcelos Federal University of Acre
  • Atilon Vasconcelos de Araujo Federal University of Acre
  • Clarice Maia Carvalho Federal University of Acre

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20873/uftv9-10244

Abstract

The objective of this work was to characterize the community of endophytic fungi of cassava Manihot esculenta cultivated in the state of Acre, Brazil. For that, M. esculenta root, stem and leaf were collected, washed and disinfected by immersion in 70% ethanol (1 min), sodium hypochlorite 2% (5 min), 70% alcohol (30 sec) and washing in water sterile distilled (1 min) three times. The samples were fragmented and inoculated in BDA and Oat culture media and incubated at 28 º C for 30 days. The isolated fungi were characterized by morphology and grouped into morphospecies. There was isolated a total of 39 endophytic fungi M. esculenta, 19 (48.7%) of stem 13 (33.3%) of leaf and 7 (18%) root. On culture medium, 23 (59%) fungi were isolated in BDA medium and 16 (41%) in Oat medium. Eight fungal genera were identified, Penicillium and Phomopsis the most frequent, with 30.8% relative frequency each, and Fusarium (10.2%) Aspergillus (5.1%), Guignardia (5.1%), Acremonium (2.6%), Colletotrichum (2.6%), Phoma (2.63%), and unidentified (10.2%). M. esculenta showed dominance by fungi of the genera Penicillium and Phomopsis. This is the first study report of the endophytic fungi community of Manihot esculenta.

Published

2022-04-28

How to Cite

Viana Diniz, F., Martins Pereira, V. ., de Freitas Lopes , N. ., Medeiros Vasconcelos, J., Vasconcelos de Araujo, A. ., & Maia Carvalho, C. (2022). COMMUNITY OF CULTIVABLE ENDOPHYTIC FUNGI OF CASSAVA Manihot esculenta CRANTZ. DESAFIOS - Revista Interdisciplinar Da Universidade Federal Do Tocantins, 9(1), 42–51. https://doi.org/10.20873/uftv9-10244

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