To address food security, agricultural yields must increase to match the growing human
population in the near future. There is now a strong push to develop low-input and more …

When plants recognize potential opponents, invading pathogens, wound signals, or abiotic
stress, they often switch to a primed state of enhanced defense. However, defense priming …

Root endophytism and mycorrhizal associations are complex derived traits in fungi that
shape plant physiology. Sebacinales (Agaricomycetes, Basidiomycota) display highly …

Owing to its exceptional ability to efficiently promote plant growth, protection and stress
tolerance, a mycorrhiza like endophytic Agaricomycetes fungus Piriformospora indica has …

Biocontrol fungi (BCF) are agents that control plant diseases. These include the well-known
Trichoderma spp. and the recently described Sebacinales spp. They have the ability to …

Piriformospora indica, a root-colonizing endophytic fungus of Sebacinales, promotes plant
growth and confers resistance against biotic and abiotic stress. The fungus strongly …

Upon treatment with necrotizing pathogens, many plants develop an enhanced capacity for
activating defense responses to biotic and abiotic stress—a process called priming. The …

The successful conversion of plant production systems from conventional resource-
exhausting to sustainable strategies depends on knowledge-based management of …

Beneficial fungi-including difficult-to-culture arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and the
culturable endophytic fungus Piriformospora indica-play positive roles in hosts under …

Piriformospora indica has been shown to improve the growth of many plant species
including Arabidopsis thaliana, but the mechanism by which this is achieved is still unclear …