Study on production of bioactive compounds and plant promoting ability of endophytes isolated from Rosa sp. and Mangifera indica.
Dasari T. R., Inamdar S. M., Pawar K. V.
Author Affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Modern College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Shivajinagar, Pune - 05, India.
International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences 4 : 136-143
Abstract : Endophytes are microorganisms which inhabit inner parts of plant tissue, without causing any disease symptoms. The present study was design to isolate and characterize the endophytes present in commercially important plants like Rose plant (Rosaceae) and Mango tree (Anacardiaceae). Samples from mango tree (leaves) and Rose plant (stem) were collected from healthy plants in the month of December. Endophytes (Bacteria, Fungi) were isolated on Potato dextrose agar, Nutrient agar and Tryptic soy agar. Characterization of isolates was carried out on the basis of morphological and biochemical analysis. Total, 8 bacterial and 5 fungal isolates of endophytes were obtained from Rose stem. In case of mango leaves, 2 bacterial and 5 types of fungal endophytes were obtained. The production of bioactive compounds by fungal endophytes was screened and further its efficiency was analysed by performing antimicrobial activity. The plant promoting activity of bacterial endophytes was checked on Wheat by performing Pot experiment.