Endophytic fungi (EF) are a group of fascinating host-associated fungal communities that
colonize the intercellular or intracellular spaces of host tissues, providing beneficial effects to …

Current rates of population growth require the development of new agricultural strategies to
feed the world human and livestock. The massive use of agricultural chemicals causes …

Trace metals such as manganese (Mn), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), and iron (Fe) are essential
for many biological processes in plant life cycles. However, in excess, they can be toxic and …

A growing body of evidence suggests that plant-associated microorganisms, especially
endophytic and rhizosphere bacteria and fungi, represent a huge and largely untapped …

Plant–microbe interactions are ubiquitous. Plants are threatened by pathogens, but they are
even more commonly engaged in neutral or mutualistic interactions with microbes …

Symbiosis between a fungus and a plant is a widespread phenomenon in nature. The
outcome of such an interaction can vary in a seamless manner from mutualism to parasitism …

We consider how fungi that form symbiotic associations with plants interact with insect
herbivores attacking the same plants. Both endophytes and mycorrhizae have significant …

Fungi of the recently defined order Sebacinales (Basidiomycota) are involved in a wide
spectrum of mutualistic symbioses (including mycorrhizae) with various plants, thereby …

Piriformospora indica is a wide-host root-colonizing endophytic fungus which allows the
plants to grow under extreme physical and nutrient stress. The fungus can be cultivated on …

Endophytic fungi that are residing asymptomatically in internal tissues of all higher plants
are of growing interest as promising sources of biologically active agents. This review …