Abstract:
184 representative fungi strains were isolated from 89 orchid plants of 11 varieties from 8 major orchid distribution areas in Yunnan Province. 65 strains among them showed higher infection frequency or had been reported as endophytic mycorrhiza fungi. 18 groups out of the 184 isolated strains were classified according to colonal morphology, hyphal characteristics, fruiting organ, spore morphology and derivation fruiting body, which respectively belonged to
Orchidaceous rhizotonias, genera of
Rhizoctonia,
Chaetomium,
Trichoderma,
Fusarium,
Diplococcoium,
Acremonium,
Sarcinella,
Papulaspora,
Trichosporiella,
Microascu and other genera of Hyphomycetes, as well as
Gliomastix murorum, Mycena, Cafenularia piceae species.