Plant-associated microbes including dark septate endophytes (DSEs) of forest trees play
diverse functional roles in host fitness including growth promotion and increased defence …

In natural ecosystems no organism functions in isolation. Therefore, a true understanding of
any one individual organism will come only through an understanding of how that organism …

Recent advances have extended our understanding of the basic biology, genetics, and
molecular biology of many fungal endophytes. Molecular biology in particular has made it …

Plant-fungal symbioses are of great importance to agriculture. Phytopathogenic fungi, which
cause disease in plants as they consume host tissues, are a major threat to global food …

The fungal family Serendipitaceae encompasses root-associated lineages with endophytic,
ericoid, orchid, and ectomycorrhizal lifestyles. Switchgrass is an important bioenergy crop for …

Mutualistic plant-microbe associations are widespread in natural ecosystems and have
made major contributions throughout the evolutionary history of terrestrial plants. Amongst …

Background Establishing the contribution of host plant genotype to the assembly of root-
associated microbial communities can be challenging, since multiple ecological factors may …

Post-embryonic organogenesis has uniquely equipped plants to become developmentally
responsive to their environment, affording opportunities to remodel organism growth and …

Plant–fungal interactions in the soil crucially impact crop productivity and can range from
highly beneficial to detrimental. Accumulating evidence suggests that some root-colonizing …

Land plants have been intimately associated with fungi over the course of their evolution.
Because of their lack of sophisticated protective structures, early land plants would …