Virtually all examined plant species harbour fungal endophytes which asymptomatically
infect or colonize living plant tissues, including leaves, branches, stems and roots …

Highlights•Plant-associated fungi in the rhizosphere are incredibly diverse.•High plant
diversity promotes fungal diversity and can suppress soil fungal pathogens.•Many …

Biological control (BC) is defined as the use of living natural enemies, antagonists, or
competitors (biological control agents) to control other living organisms. In the second half of …

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 …

Endophytes represent a ubiquitous and magical world in plants. Almost all plant species
studied by different researchers have been found to harbor one or more endophytes, which …

The ascomycete Sphaeropsis sapinea is the causal agent of the Diplodia Tip Blight disease
on pines and other conifer species. This fungus has a symptomless endophytic life stage …

The opportunistic pathogen Sphaeropsis sapinea (≡ Diplodia sapinea) is one of the most
severe pathogens in Scots pine, causing the disease Diplodia tip blight on coniferous tree …

Closely related species are expected to have similar functional traits due to shared ancestry
and phylogenetic inertia. However, few tests of this hypothesis are available for plant …

Diplodia sapinea is a cosmopolitan endophyte and opportunistic pathogen having occurred
on several conifer species in Europe for at least 200 years. In Europe, disease outbreaks …

The aim of this study was to determine if the ascomycete fungus Sphaeropsis sapinea (Fr.)
Dyko & B. Sutton (syn. Diplodia sapinea (Fr.) Fuckel) could be cultured from surface …