Fungi are an extremely diverse group of organisms, with about 230,000 species distributed
widely essentially in every ecosystem. Among them, only limited species are considered to …

Synthetic chemical pesticides have been used for many years to increase the yield of
agricultural crops. However, in the future, this approach is likely to be limited due to negative …

Soilborne fungi that show antagonism towards common plant pathogens responsible for
diseases of commercial crops have attracted increasing interest. The search for these …

Aims: A sterile red fungus (SRF) isolated from cortices of roots of both wheat (Triticum
aestivum cv. Gamenya) and ryegrass (Lolium rigidum cv. Wimmera) was found to protect the …

Pathogenic fungi constitute one of the main infectious agents in plants, causing alterations
during developmental stages including post-harvest. Phytopathogenic fungi are controlled …

Fungi often suppress their competitors, including agricultural pests, via predation,
parasitism, and antagonism. These suppressive mechanisms have evolved so that fungi …

Many fungi, especially endophytes, have been found to produce multiple benefits in their
plant hosts, with many of these benefits associated with the protection of plants against …

Microorganisms are known as important sources of natural compounds that have been
studied and applied for different purposes in distinct areas. Specifically, in the …

The whole organisms can be packaged as biopesticides, but secondary metabolites
secreted by microorganisms can also have a wide range of biological activities that either …

The life-cycle of many plant-pathogenic fungi, especially those infecting aerial plant organs,
contains several specific developmental stages. If these are sufficiently distinct in their …