Endophyte colonization study The aim of this test was to investigate whether the isolated fungi are able to colonize leaves of chili. Endophyte treatment was carried out by seeds application and spraying plants leaves at 10 days after transplanting, each treatment consisted of ten plants. Leaves of each plant were plated on PDA pH 5.5 at 20 dayse after transplanting. The growth of the fungi the same as inoculated in media indicating that the tested fungi are able to colonize the leaves.