Priming applied to commercial seed lots is widely used by seed technologists to enhance
seed vigour in terms of germination potential and increased stress tolerance. Priming can be …

Phytohormones are regulators of plant growth and development, which under different types
of stress can play a fundamental role in a plant's adaptation and survival. Some of these …

In recent times, the demand for food and feed for the ever-increasing population has
achieved unparalleled importance, which cannot afford crop yield loss. Now-a-days, the …

Gibberellins (GAs) are natural complex biomolecules initially identified as secondary
metabolites in the fungus Gibberella fujikuroi with strong implications in plant physiology …

The associations between plants and multipurpose plant growth-promoting fungi (PGPF)
have been proven extremely to be beneficial to plants. This review describes new …

The aims of the present work were to isolate and characterize fungal endophytic
communities associated with healthy wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) plants, collected from the …

Silicon (Si) is abundant in the soil, yet its role in plant biology has been poorly understood.
The role of Si in soybean growth and its effectiveness in salt stress alleviation was …

Endophytic fungi, living in the inner tissues of living plants, have attracted increasing
attention among ecologists, taxonomists, chemists and agronomists. They are ubiquitously …

Research on fungal endophytes has demonstrated the ability to improve crop performance
and protect host plants against diverse biotic and abiotic stresses. Yet, despite the …

Plant growth-promoting fungi (PGPF) constitute diverse genera of nonpathogenic fungi that
provide a variety of benefits to their host plants. PGPF show an effective role in sustainable …