Author/Authors :
Ebrahimi, L Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology - College of Aburaihan - University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran , Hatami Rad, S Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology - College of Aburaihan - University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran , Ayenekar, T Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology - College of Aburaihan - University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran , Agh-Atabay, M.E Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology - College of Aburaihan - University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran , Moghimi, H Department of Microbial Biotechnology - School of Biology, College of Science - University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran , Etebarian, H.R Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology - College of Aburaihan - University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
Endophytic fungi are microorganisms with
the ability to colonize plant tissues without any
symptoms, in whole or part of their life cycle. These
fungi have been found in every plant species examined
to date. In this study, 417 isolates of endophytic fungi
were obtained from healthy and symptomless fruits,
leaves and branches of 70 analyzed wild (Malus
orientalis) and Iranian endemic (Malus domestica)
apple cultivars trees in the north of Iran. Among the
identified fungi, species Coniochaeta endophytica and
Curvularia hominis were new for the Funga of Iran
based on morphological features and molecular data.
Furthermore, these species are reported for the first
time as endophytic fungi of apple trees in the world.
Keywords :
Iranian endemic apple cultivars , phylogeny , symbiosis , taxonomy , wild apple
