Vol. 12, Issue 6 (2023)

Author(s):
Sravani Gogisetty, Mihira Kumara Mishra and Prabhat Ranjan Mishra

Abstract:
The biological world is dominated by the diversity and complexity of fungus, as well as their unmatched natural beauty. A variety of microorganisms, including filamentous fungus, bacteria, and yeasts, inhabit the complex terrestrial ecosystem known as the phylloplane, which is found on the surface of plant leaves. The mycota that grow on the surface of the leaves are called phylloplane fungi. Endophytic fungi are constantly seen living asymptomatically within plant tissue spaces. In a certain host plant, they develop either intracellularly or intercellularly to finish all or a portion of their life cycle. They have been discovered to be connected to practically every plant that grows in natural environments. They have been chosen to co-evolve with their hosts throughout the course of evolution because of their crucial function in a plant's survival. The traditional approach to stress treatment has been centred around the use of chemicals, which has been shown to be environmentally harmful due to its lingering toxicity. On the other hand, because they are so safe to employ, biological approaches are becoming more and more well-liked in the scientific community. Crop plant phylloplane is a significant source of non-pathogenic microorganisms, some of which have shown effectiveness in treating bacterial and fungal infections. Using both the agar plate and wet chamber techniques, a total of 14 fungal species from nine different genera were isolated from the healthy leaf of the Arhar, Cajanus cajan.