Multiple choice

Endophytes are organisms living within the tissue of a plant as endosymbionts, without causing symptoms of a disease. Which of the following fungi resides as an endophyte in only grasses?

  1. Colletotrichum

  2. Curvularia

  3. Epichloë

  4. Fusarium

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Epichloë resides in only grasses. It colonises the shoot portion of grasses. It provides several benefits to the host, including the production of different herbivore-deterring alkaloids, increased stress resistance and growth promotion.