In the context of a recent massive increase in research on plant root functions and their
impact on the environment, root ecologists currently face many important challenges to keep …

All plants in natural ecosystems appear to be symbiotic with fungal endophytes. This highly
diverse group of fungi can have profound impacts on plant communities through increasing …

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 …

In the continual search by both pharmaceutical and agricultural industries for new products,
natural selection has been found to be superior to combinatorial chemistry for discovering …

The ectomycorrhizal (EcM) symbiosis involves a large number of plant and fungal taxa
worldwide. During studies on EcM diversity, numerous misidentifications, and contradictory …

The plant microbiomes play important role in plant growth promotion and soil fertility for
sustainable agriculture. Plant and soil are valuable natural resource harbouring hotspots of …

Endophytes are microorganisms that live within plant tissues without causing symptoms of
disease. They are important components of plant microbiomes. Endophytes interact with …

Fungal endophytes, a diverse group of primarily ascomycetous fungi defined functionally by
their occurrence within asymptomatic photosynthetic tissues of plants, occur in all major …

Taken literally, the word endophyte means “in the plant”(endon Gr.= within, phyton= plant).
The usage of this term is as broad as its literal definition and spectrum of potential hosts and …

Meeting increasing global demand for food, fibre, and bioenergy requires efficient use of
finite resources, and presents a key sustainability challenge to the agricultural industry …