The morphological diversity of endophytic fungus in Festuca sinensis in Gansu Province

All of the Chinese fescue (Festuca sinensis) samples tested in the study were collected from Sangke and Ganjia grassland of Gansu Province.A total of 48 endophytic fungal strains were isolated and purified from Chinese fescue seeds and plants.Based on the observation and measurement of the morphological characteristics of the appearance of colony, conidia and conidiophores, all isolated examples were classified into 3 types. 13 of 48 strains were belonging to the ZHYMⅠ morphological group, 20 were ZHYMⅡ, 15 were ZHYMⅢ. A significant diversity was observed among the 48 strains in morphology.