The symbiosis between vertically transmitted asexual endophytic fungi and grasses is
common and generally considered to be mutualistic. Recent studies have accumulated …

Endophytic fungi are common and diverse in plants. Yet the nature of their interactions with
host plants, and how these interactions cascade upward to communities and ecosystems …

Asexual systemic fungi that live symbiotically within grasses are viewed as strong mutualists
on the basis of theory and empirical studies of introduced agronomic grasses. Evolutionary …

Asexual, vertically transmitted endophytes are well known for increasing competitive abilities
of agronomic grasses, but little is known about endophyte–host interactions in native …

Arizona fescue (Festuca arizonica) often harbours asymptomatic, asexual endophytic fungi
from the genus Neotyphodium. In agronomic grasses, Neotyphodium endophytes are often …

Asexual, seedborne endophytic fungi in perennial grasses are often viewed as strong
mutualists because fitness of the symbiont and host grass are closely coupled. However, at …

Water availability in the germination stage of plants is crucial for seed germination and as a
resource for developing seedlings. The effect of osmotic potential on percent germination …

Stromata occasionally are observed in Achnatherum sibiricum distributed in northern China.
However, endophyte species that form stromata on that host have not been studied. Here we …

The plant microbiome is likely to play a key role in the resilience of communities to the global
climate change. This research analyses the culturable fungal mycobiota of Brachypodium …

Fungal endophytes have been documented in almost all terrestrial plant groups. Although
the endophyte infection syndrome in agronomic cultivars is well studied, relatively little work …