Isolation and Identification of Endophytic Fungi Associated with Solanum tuberosum L. of South-West Garo Hills, Meghalaya

A study was conducted for two years to isolate the fungal endophytes from different parts of Solanum tuberosum L. (potato) such as leaves, stem, roots and tubers grown in South West Garo Hills district of Meghalaya.44 endophytic fungal were isolated including the major phytopathogens of potato such as Alternaria solani, Fusarium solani, Rhizoctonia solani and Sclerotium rolfsii. Out of the total isolates the genus Penicillium recorded the maximum number of species with a total of 13 species followed by Fusarium with a total of 5 species.The fungal endophytes Acremonium cereale, Cladosporium cladosporioides and Nectria ventricosa have been isolated from all the parts of the potato plant throughout the planting season for two years.