Figure 1.

Characterization of the putative fungal endophytes previously isolated from finger millet and the antifungal activity of their extracts. (a) Picture of a finger millet plant; (b–d) Pictures of fungal endophytes WF4, WF5 and WF7 isolated from finger millet, respectively; (e) Predicted fungal endophyte nomenclatures, alongside the corresponding plant tissue from which they were isolated and best BLAST match taxonomic identification based on 18S rDNA sequencing; (f–h) Example of each endophyte fermented on rice medium as indicated; (i) Quantification of the effects of each endophyte extract (250 mg/mL) on the growth of F. graminearum compared to the fungicide nystatin (10 µg/mL) (diameter of inhibition zone in mm, n = 3); (j–l) Representative images illustrating the results of co-incubation of each endophytic fungus with F. graminearum in vitro.