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Table 1 Host plants, isolated endophytic fungal genera, antifeedant activity (%), and cumulative mortality (%) of their cell-free filtrate and methylene chloride extract

From: Bioprospecting endophytic fungi for antifeedants and larvicides and their enhancement by gamma irradiation

Host plant

Plant part

Fungal genera

Code no.

Dry biomass

(g L− 1)

Antifeedant activity (%)

Cumulative mortality (%)

cell-free filtrate

Methylene chloride

cell-free filtrate

Methylene chloride

Ricinus communis

Bark

Aspergillus

Bb2

8.76 ± 0.86de

28.57 ± 1.76b

46.52 ± 3.32b

38.76 ± 1.31c

56.66 ± 2.77b

Twig

Alternaria

BC1

10.22 ± 0.67bc

–

–

14.21 ± 2.07f

36.66 ± 1.42ef

Twig

Trichoderma

BC2

9.37 ± 0.76cde

–

–

21.65 ± 1.67e

44.55 ± 2.31d

Bark

Fusarium

Bb3

11.06 ± 0.56ab

–

–

13.33 ± 2.43f

36.66 ± 2.43ef

Hibiscus rose-sinensis

Twig

Aspergillus

Cc1

8.76 ± 0.86de

–

–

30.67 ± 3.82d

23.33 ± 1.09 g

Twig

Alternaria

Cc3

10.19 ± 0.69bc

–

–

30.21 ± 1.76d

36.55 ± 4.21ef

Leaf

Chaetomium

Cb1

9.48 ± 0.58cde

–

–

39.98 ± 1.50c

33.33 ± 2.77f

Terminalia arjuna

Bark

Lasiodiplodia

Mc1

11.54 ± 0.17ab

37.94 ± 1.33a

52.56 ± 1.34a

59.44 ± 1.38a

63.33 ± 3.76a

Leaf

Alternaria

Ma1

10.82 ± 0.82bc

–

–

20.13 ± 2.21e

26.46 ± 1.32 g

Leaf

Trichoderma

Ma2

9.67 ± 0.38cde

–

–

23.33 ± 3.67e

21.65 ± 1.11 h

Psidium guajava

Twig

Aspergillus

Db1

8.78 ± 0.43de

21.57 ± 1.88c

41.89 ± 2.78c

44.67 ± 1.33b

50.11 ± 3.21c

Bark

Acremonium

Db4

12.68 ± 0.62a

–

–

11.52 ± 3.71f

40.65 ± 2.12de

Malus domestica

Leaf

Alternaria

Ea2

10.93 ± 0.27bc

–

–

13.72 ± 4.58f

20.82 ± 1.44 h

Bark

Aspergillus

Ea2

9.87 ± 0.17cde

–

–

23.67 ± 1.51e

43.33 ± 1.32d

Citrus medica

Bark

Fusarium

Fb2

10.11 ± 0.57bc

–

–

16.89 ± 2.43f

26.66 ± 1.54 g

Bark

Alternaria

Fb3

8.89 ± 0.81de

–

–

7.76 ± 1.28 g

10.62 ± 0.98i

Azadirachta indica

Leaf

Alternaria

Aa2

9.69 ± 0.86cde

–

–

22.75 ± 3.17e

36.66 ± 2.41ef

  1. PD broth was used for endophytic fungi cultivation. Static fungal cultures were incubated for 7 days at 30℃. Calculated mean is for five replicate measurements from two independent experiments ± SD, a−i means with different superscripts in the same column are considered statistically different (LSD test, P ≤ 0.05)