Season
Habitat
Leaf
Stem
Total
No. of samples
No. of samples yielding fungi
No. of isolates
No. of species
Infection Rate (%)
No. of samples
No. of samples yielding fungi
No. of isolates
No. of species
Infection Rate (%)
No. of isolates
No. of species
Infection Rate (%)
Oct.
Under-Forestry
44
43
76
13
97.73
44
44
94
10
100.00
170
15
98.86
Naked
36
26
44
8
72.22
48
48
83
10
100.00
127
13
88.10
Total
80
69
120
13
86.25
82
82
177
12
100.00
297
15
95.83
Jan.
Under-Forestry
48
47
79
11
97.92
48
48
159
11
100.00
238
13
98.96
Naked
48
46
72
11
95.83
48
48
192
11
100.00
264
12
97.92
Total
96
93
151
11
96.88
96
96
251
12
100.00
502
13
98.44
Apr.
Under-Forestry
52
42
74
14
80.77
52
52
214
16
100.00
288
18
90.38
Naked
50
31
43
10
62.00
50
50
128
14
100.00
171
15
81.00
Total
102
73
117
14
71.57
102
102
342
17
100.00
459
18
85.78
Total
Under-Forestry
144
132
229
16
91.67
144
144
467
17
100.00
696
18
95.83
Naked
134
103
159
12
76.87
146
146
403
15
100.00
562
15
88.93
Total
278
235
388
16
84.53
280
280
770
17
100.00
1058
18
93.09
Table 1:
Effects of season, habitat, and plant tissue on the infection and isolation rates of endophytic fungi.
