ISSN 2756-3294
African Journal of Botany ISSN: 3519-3824 Vol. 8 (1), pp. 001-008, January, 2020. © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
The colonization of plants by dark septate endophytes (DSE) in the valley-type savanna of Yunnan, southwest China
Yan Zhang1, Tao Li1, Lingfei Li2 and Zhi-wei Zhao1*
1Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization for Bioresources and Key Laboratory of Microbial Diversity in Southwest China, Ministry of Education, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650091 China.
2College of Food Science and Technology. Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
Accepted 21 October, 2019
Abstract
The colonization of 120 plant species by dark septate endopytes (DSE) in the valley-type savanna of Jiansha River, southwest China was investigated. It was found that about 84% of plants were colonized by DSE to some extent. Morphological polymorphism of DSE was observed and 8 plant families were recorded as potential hosts for DSE. High colonization rate of DSE in the savanna vegetation implies that these fungi may play an important role in the adaption of plants to the dry-hot stress environment.
Key words: Valley-type savanna, dark septate endophyte.