Endophytic fungi Eurotium Sp. was isolated from rhizomes of C.longa. To our knowledge these is first report on
isolation of Eurotium Sp. as endophytic fungi from rhizomes of C.longa and production of asparaginase. Fungi
could grow on Czapex dox’s agar with phenol red, a dye indicator that changes from yellow (in acidic condition) to pink (in alkaline condition). The pink zone around fungal colony indicates the pH alteration which originated owing
to ammonia accumulation in the test medium and asparaginase production can be examined by plate inspection.