In spite of the term 'endophyte'being employed for all organisms that inhabit plants,
mycologists have come to use the term 'fungal endophyte'for fungi that inhabit plants without …

Functionally integrating DNA and other nucleic acids with nanoparticles in all their different
physicochemical forms has produced a rich variety of composite nanomaterials which, in …

Olive (Olea europaea L.) is one of the first domesticated and cultivated tree species and has
historical, social and economical relevance. However, its future as a strategic commodity in …

Early blight (EB), caused by the pathogen Alternaria solani, is a major threat to global potato
and tomato production. Early and accurate diagnosis of this disease is therefore important …

Phytopathogenic fungal species can cause enormous losses in quantity and quality of crop
yields and this is a major economic issue in the global agricultural sector. Precise and rapid …

High‐throughput identification technologies provide efficient tools for understanding the
ecology and functioning of microorganisms. Yet, these methods have been only rarely used …

There are good reasons for isolating endophytic microorganisms, eg for their
characterisation, for studying population dynamics and diversity, use of microbial inoculants …

Plant pathogenic fungi are the causal agents of the most detrimental diseases in plants,
including economically important crops, provoking considerable yield losses worldwide …

Verticillium dahliae is responsible for Verticillium wilt on a wide range of hosts, including
strawberry, on which low soil inoculum densities can cause significant crop loss …

Although new, rapid detection and identification technologies are becoming available more
and more for various plant pathogens, pathogen quantification remains one of the main …