In the most recent scientific reports based on the DNA or RNA-analyses a widespread
presence of the filamentous fungi, Mortierella in various environments has been shown …

Due to increasingly limited water resources, diminishing farmland acreage, and potentially
negative effects of climate change, an urgent need exists to improve agricultural productivity …

Aim To investigate the role of the leading saffron endophyte Burkholderia gladioli strain
E39CS3 (BG‐E39) in the inhibition of corm‐rot and induced systemic resistance (ISR) in the …

Trichoderma spp., which widely exist in nature, are always used as plant growth-promoting
stimulants. However, there is little reporting about the combined use of Trichoderma strains …

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 …

Crocus sativus is the only plant species which produces apocarotenoids like crocin,
picrocrocin and safranal in significant amounts. These compounds impart organoleptic …

Saffron, comprising of dried stigmas of the plant known as Crocus sativus, is one of the most
important and scantly cultivated agricultural products. It has been used as a precious spice …

Dark septate endophytes (DSEs) are a heterogeneous group of endophytic fungi that
frequently colonize the roots of plants growing in trace metal element-contaminated soils …

Endophytes are microorganisms that colonize the interior of host plants without causing
apparent disease. They have been widely studied for their ability to modulate relationships …

A new secalonic acid derivative, F-7 (1), was isolated from the endophytic Aspergillus
aculeatus MBT 102, associated with Rosa damascena. The planar structure of 1 was …