SEASONAL VARIATION AND DIVERSITY OF ENDOPHYTIC FUNGI FROM DIFFERENT PARTS OF CENTELLA ASIATICA (L.) URBAN IN DHAKA CITY, BANGLADESH

Fazilatun Nessa; Sarowar Hosen; Shamim Shamsi

doi:10.3329/brc.v9i2.67077

Authors

Fazilatun Nessa Department of Botany, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
Sarowar Hosen Department of Botany, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
Shamim Shamsi Department of Botany, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/brc.v9i2.67077

Keywords:

Endophytic fungi, Centella asiatica, Species richness, Species diversity

Abstract

A total of 16 species of endophytic fungi were isolated from Centella asiatica plant. The fungi were Aspergillus flavus, A. fumigatus, A. niger, A. terreus, Cladosporium sp., Colletotrichum sp., Curvularia hominis, C. lunata, Curvularia sp., Fusarium falsiforme, F. phaseoli, Monodictys putridinis, Penicillium commune, Penicillium sp.1, Penicillium sp.2, Talaromyces trachyspermus. Among them all the fungal species were found in summer season and 12 species in winter season. The highest value of Shannon and Simpson diversity index was found in the root in summer season and the lowest value of Shannon and Simpson diversity index was found in the stem in winter season. Maximum species richness of endophytic fungi was recorded in leaf in Margalef‘s and Menhinick index in winter season. Minimum species richness of endophytic fungi was recorded in stem in Margalef‘s and Menhinick index during summer season.

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