Table 4.
Endoglucanase enzyme production by fungal endophytic isolates on days 3, 6 and 9 of incubation.
| Fungi | Day 3 Enzyme Units (IU/ml) |
Day 6 Enzyme Units (IU/ml) |
Day 9 Enzyme Units (IU/ml) |
|---|---|---|---|
| C. boidinii | 8.11 ± 0.431e | 10.4 ± 0.62 cd | 8.67 ± 0.66c |
| C. stellimalicola | 16.0 ± 0.36abc | 20.5 ± 0.58b | 23.7 ± 0.29a |
| G. candidum | 18.9 ± 0.34a | 23.9 ± 0.43a | 22.5 ± 0.32a |
| Clad. cladosporioides | 7.38 ± 0.59e | 9.15 ± 0.08d | 8.84 ± 0.39c |
| Col. gloeosporioides | 12.9 ± 0.61d | 8.39 ± 0.51d | 8.74 ± 0.59c |
| Col. Fructicola | 9.53 ± 0.87e | 8.82 ± 0.81d | 10.2 ± 0.33c |
| F. luffae | 8.66 ± 0.63e | 5.25 ± 0.52e | 5.73 ± 0.16d |
| T. lixii | 13.3 ± 0.75 cd | 9.31 ± 0.18d | 9.62 ± 0.4c |
| Penicillium sp. | 17.4 ± 0.79ab | 12.7 ± 0.22c | 12.4 ± 0.12b |
| Penicillium sp. | 15.0 ± 0.08bcd | 9.20 ± 0.39d | 8.91 ± 0.25c |
Values are means of 3 replicates ± SEM and are expressed as IU/mL. For each day means are expressed in the same column and different superscript letters are statistically different at p ≤ 0.05.