# Polyculture increases the diversity of endophytic fungi in the root tissue and rhizosphere and suppresses the colonization of fusarium pathogens in chili plants. > Anshari L.K. URL kanonis: https://discover.unhas.ac.id/publications/polyculture-increases-the-diversity-of-endophytic-fungi-in-the-root-tissue-and-r Jurnal / Konferensi: Iop Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science Tahun terbit: 2025 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1469/1/012002 ISSN: 17551307 Citations: 0 ## Authors - Anshari L.K. ## Abstract Abstract Diversity of endophytic fungi in root tissue and rhizosphere through exudate compounds produced by roots, colonizing and forming defenses against the soil-borne pathogen Fusarium oxysporum. The research aims to determine the colonization and distribution of endophytic microbes in chili plants in polyculture patterns. The research used a randomized block design with three treatments. the first pattern is corn-chili polyculture (CIM), the second pattern is corn-chili polyculture (CIS), and control monoculture (CIMo). Each treatment was repeated 6 times. Sampling the rhizosphere and plant root tissue. In the vegetative and generative phases of polyculture treatment, endophytes colonized 32% and 46% of the root tissue. Monoculture control, 32% and 20% in root tissue, respectively. FOC colonies are not found in the root tissue of polyculture plants in the vegetative or generative phases. In control monoculture, FOC pathogen colonies were 8% and 36%. In the rhizosphere, endophyte colonization was 45% in the polyculture treatment and 27% in the nomoculture control. Nine endophytes in roots and rhizosphere were isolated and the inhibitory power was 37% to 53%. This data shows that the percentage of endophyte colonization in the roots and rhizosphere of polyculture is higher than monoculture treatment so it can suppress FOC pathogens. ## Keywords - Colonization - Polyculture - Rhizosphere - Biology - Fusarium - Fungal Diversity - Botany - Plant use of endophytic fungi in defense - Agronomy - Ecology - Bacteria - Fish - Fishery - Aquaculture - Genetics --- Sumber: Discover Unhas — RIMS Universitas Hasanuddin. Saat mengutip, gunakan DOI bila tersedia atau URL kanonis di atas.