Isolation and identification of endophytic fungi from cocoa plant resistante VSD M.05 and cocoa plant Susceptible VSD M.01 in South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Abstract

The new prospective area on agriculture and forestry are the use of microorganisms
\nto promote plant growth and to protect the plant hosts from pests and diseases. One
\ngroup of the microorganisms is endophytic fungi. The research aims to isolate and
\nto identify of fungal endophyte of clones cocoa resistant VSD M.05 and clones
\ncocoa susceptible VSD M.01. A total of 10 isolates of fungal endophytewere
\nisolated from clones cocoa resistent VSD M.05. The isolates belonged to 6 genera
\nnamely: Curvularia Sp., Fusarium Sp., Geotrichum Sp., Aspergillus Sp.,
\nGliocladium Sp., Colletotrichum Sp., and 4 isolates that have not been identified as
\nnot showing conidia on media of PDA. The fungal endophyte were isolated of
\nclones cocoa susceptible M.01, that as 4 genera identified as Aspergillus Sp., and
\nGliocladium Sp. and 2 isolates that have not been identified as not showing conidia
\non PDA media.