The global sustainability agenda is increasing the demand for reduction in inputs into
agricultural production while maintaining profitable yield of quality products. Plant diseases …

Endophytic fungi are found in most, if not all, plant species on the planet. They colonise
inner plant tissues without causing symptoms of disease, thus providing benefits to the host …

Endophytes are abundant in plants and studies are continuously emanating on their ability
to protect plants from pathogens that cause diseases especially in the field of agriculture …

In the past few decades, the control of pests and diseases of cultivated plants using natural
and biological measures has drawn increasing attention in the quest to reduce the level of …

Worldwide, heavy metals pollution is mostly caused by rapid population growth and
industrial development which is accumulated in food webs causing a serious public health …

Highlights•True endophytic fungi (EF) are organisms inside plants never causing
disease.•Fungal interactions in plants are a continuum from pathogenic to beneficial.•EF can …

Plant diseases cause losses of approximately 16% globally. Thus, management measures
must be implemented to mitigate losses and guarantee food production. In addition to …

Microbiological tools, biofertilizers, and biocontrol agents, which are bacteria and fungi
capable of providing beneficial outcomes in crop plant growth and health, have been …

Background Scientific approaches into modern agricultural systems, as opposed to the use
of synthetic pesticides in food production, became important by exploring endophytic fungi …

Interactions between plants and the root-colonizing fungus Fusarium oxysporum (Fo) can be
neutral, beneficial, or detrimental for the host. Fo is infamous for its ability to cause wilt, root …