Detection and Identification of Fungal Plant Associated Diseases on Begonia

Abstract

Begonia species is one of the ornamental plants that have unique leaf appearance and metabolites. Research objectives are to isolate, identify and preserve microfungi on Begonia spp. Purposive sampling methods at the Begonia greenhouse of Bogor Botanical Garden, Bogor, were used to collect the microfungi in August 2022. Seven species of Begonia were checked for microfungi. Namely, Begonia blirik, B. crested, B. fiandani, B. natunaensis, and Begonia spp. Morphological character showed that microfungi found are Botrytis spp., Colletotrichum spp. and sterilia miselia. The edaphic environment data were also monitored. This is the first study of microfungi diversity on Begonia spp. in Indonesia. The microfungi will be illustrated and described in this paper.