Table 1 Cultural and microscopic characteristics of endophytic fungi from Parthenium hysterophorus
Features | Fungal genus | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Aspergillus spp. | Alternaria spp. | Drechslera spp. | |
Colony description | |||
Surface color | Blue-green | Olive brown | Brown-gray |
Reverse | Pale yellowish | Brown-black | Black |
Texture | Velvety | Velvety | Fibrous |
Microscopic description | |||
Hyphae | Septate | Dark | Septate and brown |
Conidiophores | Smooth walled | Large | Brown 4.5–6 μm wide |
Conidia | 2.5–3.5 μm in diameter and develop in chains | Ovoid with an elongated apical structure | Light brown, 3–5 celled and cylindrical |