The worldwide important crop tomato is attacked by various pathogens, for which
management is still primarily reliant on fungicides despite increasing concerns and …

Plant growth-promoting and stress resilience-inducing root endophytic fungi represent an
additional carbohydrate sink. This study aims to test if such root endophytes affect the sugar …

Plant hormones are essential factors for the development of plants. They also constitute
signals for the interaction of plants with microbes, including both pathogens and symbionts …

The search for endophytic fungi in the roots of healthy wheat plants from a non-irrigation
field trial allowed us to select 4 out of a total of 54 cultivable isolates belonging to the genus …

Colonization of plants by particular endophytic fungi can provide plants with improved
defenses toward nematodes. Evidently, such endophytes can be important in developing …

Glossary arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM) The major type of mycorrhizal association found in
angiosperm plants. The fungal partner is able to grow into roots and form an intimate …

The discovery of cytokinin receptors of Arabidopsis thaliana ten years ago was a milestone
in plant hormone research. Since then, research has yielded insights into the biochemical …

Brassica species display enormous diversity and subsequently provide the widest
assortment of products used by man from a single plant genus. Many species are important …

The activation of calcium signaling is a crucial event for perceiving environmental stress.
Colonization by Piriformospora indica, a growth-promoting root endosymbiont, activates …

Aims The root endophytic fungus Piriformospora indica (P. indica) colonizes the roots of a
wide range of higher plants and promotes growth, disease resistance and stress tolerance of …