Stain Plant species Part Reference
Toluidine blue O Wheat (Erysiphe graminis f. sp.). Leaves [89]
Lactophenol cotton blue Uromyces phaseoli var. vignae Leaves [90]
Lactophenol cotton blue and aniline blue Triticum aestivum Leaves [91]
Trypan blue & Rose Bengal Turf and Forage grasses Leaves , stem [92]
Safranin & fast green staining Nassella neesiana (Weed) (Uromyces pencanus) Leaves [93]
Pianese III B Stain Cassava Leaves [94-97]
Aniline blue Ryegrass - [98]
Rhodamine B / Methyl green method Acer pseudoplatanus Plant wood [99]
Chlorazole Black E Eucalypt (AM Fungi) Roots [100]
KOH Aniline blue Fungal species Leaves, roots [101]
Table 3: Various stains to localize endophytic fungi within plant tissues.