ISOLATION OF ENDOPHYTIC FUNGI FROM BLACK PEPPER(Arnold et al 2001).Download
Pepper tissues were washed in running tap water and moved to the laminar flow hood where sections were cut with sterile scalel.
These sections were surface -sterilized by dipping in 0.525% sodium hypochlorite for 2 minutes.
Then sterilized using 70% ethanol for2 minutes and rinse the tissues in sterile distilled water.
Dry the tissues on sterile filter papper.
The edges of the sampled tissues were cut off and discarded.
Subsamples of remaining tissue measuring approximately 2*3mm were placed individually in petri dishes containing yeast- malt agar with 0.1%stock antibiotic solution.
Incubated in a chamber for 21 days at 12h light/dark cycles.
The plates were monitored regularly for the growth of endophytic fungi.
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