Control of ginseng leaf black spot disease by endophytic fungi

Chunyuan Zhou; Shiquan Xu; Xiangmin Piao; Meixia Yan; Lili Cui; Yingping Wang

doi:10.5897/AJB2018.16696

African Journal of
Biotechnology

Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
Language: English
ISSN: 1684-5315
DOI: 10.5897/AJB
Start Year: 2002
Published Articles: 12486

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Control of ginseng leaf black spot disease by endophytic fungi

Chunyuan Zhou

Chunyuan Zhou
Institute of Special Wild Economic Animals and Plants, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun 130112, China.
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Shiquan Xu

Shiquan Xu
Institute of Special Wild Economic Animals and Plants, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun 130112, China.
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Xiangmin Piao

Xiangmin Piao
Institute of Special Wild Economic Animals and Plants, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun 130112, China.
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Meixia Yan

Meixia Yan
Institute of Special Wild Economic Animals and Plants, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun 130112, China.
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Lili Cui

Lili Cui
Institute of Special Wild Economic Animals and Plants, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun 130112, China.
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Yingping Wang

Yingping Wang
Institute of Special Wild Economic Animals and Plants, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun 130112, China.
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Article Number - 516058767350
Vol.20(7), pp. 308-312 , July 2021
https://doi.org/10.5897/AJB2018.16696

Received: 06 November 2018
Accepted: 15 July 2019
Published: 31 July 2021

Abstract

Ginseng plants associated with a number of fungi, several of which are reported to protect it from pathogens, thus improving plant growth. This study aimed to screen Panax ginseng leaves for endophytic fungi and to assess these fungi for their efficacy to inhibit ginseng black spot disease caused by Alternaria panax. A total of 256 endophytic fungal isolates were obtained from P. ginseng leaves. Most of the fungal isolates belonged to Chaetomium, Nemania, Xylaria, Nodulisporium and Alternaria; the others were not identified. One isolate Chaetomium globosum (FS-01), inhibited on A. panax causes black spot disease of ginseng, suggesting that FS-01 can be a potential biocontrol resource for control of ginseng black spot diseases. This is the first report on C. globosum, an endophytic fungus as biocontrol agent for ginseng black spot.