ASSOCIATION OF ENDOPHYTIC FUNGI IN RICE ROOT (Oryza sativa L)

Abstract

The aim of this research was to elaborate the association of endophytic fungi found in the root tissue of rice plants (Oryza sativa). The sampling location was in Sungai Kapih Village, Sambutan District, Samarinda City. This research was conducted at the Plant Disease Pest Science Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, Mulawarman University. The method used in this study were staining the roots of rice plants and observing endophytic fungi in the root tissue of rice plants under the microscope. The results showed that the root tissue formed hyphae and spores in the root cortex. The hyphae that were found had hyphae that were neither insulated nor insulated, forming long chains with spherical spores. In the roots of the control plants, there were no endophytic fungi that formed colonies in the root tissue.