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Fungal Microbes Associated with Agarwood Formation
Forest College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Mettupalayam, India
Forest College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Mettupalayam, India
Forest College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Mettupalayam, India
Forest College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Mettupalayam, India
Department of Food Production, Faculty of Food and Agriculture, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
- 1 Forest College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Mettupalayam, India
- 2 Forest College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Mettupalayam, India
- 3 Forest College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Mettupalayam, India
- 4 Forest College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Mettupalayam, India
- 5 Department of Food Production, Faculty of Food and Agriculture, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
American Journal of Plant Sciences·Volume 07 (2016)·Pages 1445–1452·Published 22 July 2016·DOI10.4236/ajps.2016.710138
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Abstract
Agarwood is studied as the resinous secondary metabolites produced by the natural microbial infection. The current study investigated the range of microbial infection in agarwood trees collected from various parts of India. A total of 17 isolates were collected and identified based on the morphological and molecular studies. The study revealed that the agarwood was naturally infected with Aspergillus , Lasiodiploidia , Chaetomium , Fusarium and Penicillium species . Further studies on enzyme activities involved in the pathogenesis process showed the higher cellulase, ligninolytic and laccase activities in Aspergillus isolate AR13 when compared to other isolates. The current study has offered a potential opportunity to further strengthen the research on possible development of microbial strains for artificial inoculation in agar trees to induce agarwood formation.
KeywordsAgarwood<i>Aspergillus</i>CellulaseLaccaseFungi
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