International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences
ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 2 Number 8 (2013) pp. 148-154
Diversity of endophytic fungi from root of Maize var. Pulut (waxy corn local variety of South Sulawesi, Indonesia) 
Nur Amin* 
Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of agriculture, Hasanuddin University, Makassar 90245, South Sulawesi, Indonesia *Corresponding author e-mail: nuramin_62@yahoo.com 
A B S T R A C T
Endophytes are microorganisms that live within plant tissues without causing symptoms of disease. The objective of this investigation was to isolation and identification of fungal endophytes from roots of maize plant var. Pulut (a local variety of south Sulawesi). Sixty three isolates of fungal endophytes were isolated from the root of maize var. Pulut. The isolates belonged to six genera, namely :Trichoderma sp., Fusarium sp., Acremonium sp., Aspergillus sp., Penicillium sp., and Botryodiplodia sp.  
Keywords
Diversity; endophytic fungi; maize var. pulut; waxy corn