[HTML][HTML] Maize response to endophytic Metarhizium robertsii is altered by water stress

H Peterson, I Ahmad, ME Barbercheck - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
To defend against damage from environmental stress, plants have evolved strategies to
respond to stress efficiently. One such strategy includes forming mutualist relationships with …

[HTML][HTML] Endophytic Metarhizium robertsii suppresses the phytopathogen, Cochliobolus heterostrophus and modulates  maize defenses

I Ahmad, MM Jiménez-Gasco, DS Luthe… - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Fungi in the genus Metarhizium (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) are insect-pathogens and
endophytes that can benefit their host plant through growth promotion and protection against …

[HTML][HTML] Local Competition and Enhanced Defense: How Metarhizium brunneum Inhibits Verticillium longisporum in Oilseed Rape Plants

C Posada-Vergara, S Vidal, M Rostás - Journal of Fungi, 2023 - mdpi.com
Metarhizium brunneum is a soil-borne fungal entomopathogen that can be associated with
plant roots. Previous studies have demonstrated that root colonization by beneficial fungi …

Endophytic Metarhizium robertsii promotes maize growth, suppresses insect growth, and alters plant defense gene expression

I Ahmad, M del Mar Jiménez-Gasco, DS Luthe… - Biological Control, 2020 - Elsevier
Fungi in the genus Metarhizium (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) are entomopathogens that
can establish as endophytes and benefit their host plant through growth promotion and …

Induced resistance in maize is based on organ‐specific defence responses

D Balmer, DV de Papajewski, C Planchamp… - The Plant …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
To obtain further insight into the intricate inter‐play between maize (Z ea mays) and the
fungal pathogen C olletotrichum graminicola, the local and systemic molecular and chemical …

ZmEREB92 interacts with ZmMYC2 to activate maize terpenoid phytoalexin biosynthesis upon Fusarium graminearum infection through jasmonic acid/ethylene …

J Fu, L Wang, W Pei, J Yan, L He, B Ma… - New …, 2023 - search.ebscohost.com
Maize (Zea mays) terpenoid phytoalexins (MTPs) induced by multiple fungi display
extensive antimicrobial activities, yet how maize precisely regulates MTP accumulation upon …

The plant beneficial effects of Metarhizium species correlate with their association with roots

X Liao, TR O'Brien, W Fang, RJ St. Leger - Applied microbiology and …, 2014 - Springer
Metarhizium species have recently been found to be plant rhizosphere associates as well as
insect pathogens. Because of their abundance, rhizospheric Metarhizium could have …

The rhizosphere-competent entomopathogen Metarhizium anisopliae expresses a specific subset of genes in plant root exudate

M Pava-Ripoll, C Angelini, W Fang, S Wang… - …, 2011 - microbiologyresearch.org
Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana are ubiquitous insect pathogens and
possible plant symbionts, as some strains are endophytic or colonize the rhizosphere. We …

The fungal endophyte Metarhizium anisopliae (MetA1) coordinates salt tolerance mechanisms of rice to enhance growth and yield

MZH Chowdhury, MG Mostofa, MF Mim… - Plant Physiology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The implementation of salt stress mitigation strategies aided by microorganisms has the
potential to improve crop growth and yield. The endophytic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae …

[HTML][HTML] Seed Myco-priming improves crop yield and herbivory induced defenses in maize by coordinating antioxidants and Jasmonic acid pathway

R Batool, MJ Umer, MZ Shabbir, Y Wang, MA Ahmed… - BMC Plant …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background Seed Myco-priming based on consortium of entomopathogenic fungi is
very effective seed treatment against Ostrinia furnacalis herbivory. Maize regulates defense …