Endophytic fungi, host genotype, and their interaction influence the growth and production of key chemical components of Dendrobium catenatum

• Published in: Fungal biology Vol. 124; no. 10; pp. 864 - 876
• Main Authors: Wu, Ling-Shang, Dong, Wei-Guo, Si, Jin-Ping, Liu, Jing-Jing, Zhu, Yu-Qiu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2020
• Subjects: biomass; breeding; chemical composition; coculture; cultivars; Dendrobium catenatum; endophytes; Endophytic fungi; Ethanol-soluble extractives; flavonoids; Flavonoids and phenols; fungi; genotype; growth traits; Guignardia; host plants; infection; information; Intraspecific genotype; leaves; Leptosphaeria; mycology; phenol; Polysaccharides; thickness; Tulasnella; Flavonoids and phenols; Dendrobium catenatum; Polysaccharides; Endophytic fungi; Intraspecific genotype; Ethanol-soluble extractives

To examine how host plant genotype, endophytic fungal species, and their interaction may affect growth and key chemical content and composition in an important orchid species, we assessed four Dendrobium catenatum cultivars co-cultured with three fungi previously isolated from D. catenatum. Fungal e...