The escalating demand for secondary metabolites in international markets poses a severe
threat to many plant species. An unscrupulous collection is also the immediate challenge to …

Endophytes protect the host plant for their entire life cycle and they have the ability to act as
a biocontrol agent. Organisms protect the host plant through antibiosis, parasitism and …

Six endophytic fungi were isolated from Cupressus torulosa D. Don and identified
phenotypically and genotypically. The fungal cultures were further grown and the culture …

Bacillus sp. are well-known biocontrol agents against various fungal plant pathogens. The
present work was conducted for characterization of antagonistic Bacillus sp., isolated from …

Endophytic fungal communities have attracted a great attention to chemists, ecologists, and
microbiologists as a treasure trove of biological resource. Endophytic fungi play incredible …

A Streptomyces strain, MUM256 was isolated from Tanjung Lumpur mangrove soil in
Malaysia. Characterization of the strain showed that it has properties consistent with those of …

Endophytes are endosymbiotic fungi or bacteria that invade and colonize the plant tissue
without harming their respective host. Since fungal endophytes live inside the host tissues …

The genus Aspergillus comprises several species that play pivotal roles in agriculture.
Herein, we morphologically and physiologically characterized four genetically distinct …

The present study was carried out to evaluate the antagonistic efficacy of Aspergillus
versicolor against the soil and seed inhibiting destructive plant pathogen Macrophomina …

The present study aimed to evaluate the antagonistic potential of Aspergillus spp. against
Macrophomina phaseolina. All the tested species namely Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus …