Plants do not grow as axenic organisms in nature, but host a diverse community of
microorganisms, termed the plant microbiota. There is an increasing awareness that the …

The aerial portion of a plant, namely the leaf, is inhabited by pathogenic and non-pathogenic
microbes. The leaf's physical and chemical properties, combined with fluctuating and often …

Many recent studies have demonstrated that non-pathogenic fungi within plant microbiomes,
ie, endophytes (“endo”= within,“phyte”= plant), can significantly modify the expression of …

Terrestrial plants including forest trees are generally known to live in close association with
microbial organisms. The inherent features of this close association can be commensalism …

"… a number of chapters provide excellent summaries of the modern methods available for
studying fungal ecology, along with those more traditional methods that are still extremely …

Soil health and fertility issues are constantly addressed in the agricultural industry. Through
the continuous and prolonged use of chemical heavy agricultural systems, most agricultural …

Biological control (BC) is defined as the use of living natural enemies, antagonists, or
competitors (biological control agents) to control other living organisms. In the second half of …

Nonpathogenic foliar fungi (ie endophytes and epiphytes) can modify plant disease severity
in controlled experiments. However, experiments have not been combined with ecological …

Many fungi belonging to mostly Ascomycota inhabit living tissues of plants of all major
lineages without causing any visible symptoms. Termed horizontally transmitted …

Endophytic fungi are widely known as fungi that infect internal tissues of host plants for all or
part of their life cycles, without causing visible symptoms of disease. The present study was …