Fungi are an essential component of any ecosystem and have diverse ecological roles,
ranging from endophytes to epiphytes and pathogens to saprobes. The current estimate of …

The incorporation of entomopathogenic fungi as biocontrol agents into Integrated Pest
Management (IPM) programs without doubt, has been highly effective. The ability of these …

Endophytism is the phenomenon of mutualistic association of a plant with a microorganism
wherein the microbe lives within the tissues of the plant without causing any symptoms of …

Fungal endophytes residing in the internal tissues of living plants occur in almost every plant
on earth from the arctic to the tropics. The endophyte–host relationship is described as a …

▪ Abstract Endophytic fungi living asymptomatically within plant tissues have been found in
virtually all plant species. Endophytes are considered plant mutualists: They receive nutrition …

Acremonium is generally considered to be a highly polyphyletic form genus containing
distantly related fungi. Sectional divisions within Acremonium distinguish the …

Clavicipitaceous endophytes (Ascomycetes) are distributed worldwide in many grasses and
sedges forming a perennial and often mutualistic association with their hosts. Most …

The broad distribution and high colonization rates of plant roots by a variety of endophytic
fungi suggest that these symbionts have an important role in the function of ecosystems …

Fungi (kingdom Mycota) and oomycetes (kingdom Stramenopila, phylum Oomycota) are
crucially important in the nutrient cycles of the world. Their interactions with plants …

The relationship of the important cellulase producing asexual fungus Trichoderma reesei to
its putative teleomorphic (sexual) ancestor Hypocrea jecorina and other species of the …