Fungi are an understudied, biotechnologically valuable group of organisms. Due to the
immense range of habitats that fungi inhabit, and the consequent need to compete against a …

Plant diseases, caused by various microorganisms, including viruses, bacteria, fungi,
protozoa and nematodes, affect agricultural practices and result in significant crop losses …

Endophytes are non-disease causing microbes (bacteria and fungi) surviving in living
tissues of plants. Their intimate association and possible coevolution with their plant …

Food loss of fruit and vegetables caused by postharvest diseases is a major issue
worldwide. The method used to prevent and control postharvest diseases is usually to use …

Diverse forms of plant-microbe associations affect agriculture and the environment. Both
plants and microbes have evolved to produce a variety of proteins and metabolites to enable …

Rapid climate change threatens plant communities. While many studies address the impact
of climate change on plants and mechanisms of their resilience to climate stressors, the role …

Endophytic fungi are internal inhabitants of plant tissues that do not apparently cause harm
to the host. Ecologically they provide a number of benefits to the plants by decreasing …

Resistance in micro-organisms against antimicrobial compounds is an emerging
phenomenon in the modern era as compared to the traditional world which brings new …

Biological control of plant pathogens has become increasingly possible with the use of fungi,
which have a high reproductive rate (both sexually and asexually) and a short generation …

Endophytic fungi and bacteria are the most ubiquitous and representative commensal
members that have been studied so far in various higher plants. Within colonization and …