Biological control of plant diseases–What has been achieved and what is the direction?

DB Collinge, DF Jensen, M Rabiey, S Sarrocco… - Plant …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The global sustainability agenda is increasing the demand for reduction in inputs into
agricultural production while maintaining profitable yield of quality products. Plant diseases …

Fungal evolution: major ecological adaptations and evolutionary transitions

MA Naranjo‐Ortiz, T Gabaldón - Biological Reviews, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Fungi are a highly diverse group of heterotrophic eukaryotes characterized by the absence
of phagotrophy and the presence of a chitinous cell wall. While unicellular fungi are far from …

Endophytic fungi as biocontrol agents: elucidating mechanisms in disease suppression

MAC Latz, B Jensen, DB Collinge… - Plant Ecology & …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Background Fungal endophytes occur ubiquitously in plants and are being increasingly
studied for their ability to support plant health and protect the host from diseases. Using …

Fusarium head blight from a microbiome perspective

I Karlsson, P Persson, H Friberg - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The fungal genus Fusarium causes several diseases in cereals, including Fusarium head
blight (FHB). A number of Fusarium species are involved in disease development and …

Biology and applications of Clonostachys rosea

ZB Sun, SD Li, Q Ren, JL Xu, X Lu… - Journal of applied …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Clonostachys rosea is a promising saprophytic filamentous fungus that belongs to phylum
Ascomycota. Clonostachys rosea is widespread around the world and exists in many kinds …

Mind the mushroom: natural product biosynthetic genes and enzymes of Basidiomycota

M Gressler, NA Löhr, T Schäfer, S Lawrinowitz… - Natural product …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: up to September 2020 Mushroom-forming fungi of the division Basidiomycota
have traditionally been recognised as prolific producers of structurally diverse and often …

Necrotrophic mycoparasites and their genomes

M Karlsson, L Atanasova, DF Jensen… - Microbiology …, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
Mycoparasitism is a lifestyle where one fungus establishes parasitic interactions with other
fungi. Species of the genus Trichoderma together with Clonostachys rosea are among the …

Fungicolous fungi: terminology, diversity, distribution, evolution, and species checklist

JZ Sun, XZ Liu, EHC McKenzie, R Jeewon, JK Liu… - Fungal Diversity, 2019 - Springer
Fungicolous fungi are a very large, diverse, ecological and trophic group of organisms that
are associated with other fungi. This association occurs with species of different lineages …

Preharvest application of beneficial fungi as a strategy to prevent postharvest mycotoxin contamination: A review

S Sarrocco, G Vannacci - Crop Protection, 2018 - Elsevier
The continuous pursuit of food quality, the need to feed an increasing global population and
the legislative requirement to reduce the input of chemicals in the environment and in …

Biocontrol potential of grapevine endophytic and rhizospheric fungi against trunk pathogens

I Silva-Valderrama, D Toapanta, MA Miccono… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Grapevine Trunk Diseases (GTDs) are a major challenge to the grape industry worldwide.
GTDs are responsible for considerable loss of quality, production, and vineyard longevity …