Fungal endophytes and their role in agricultural plant protection against pests and pathogens

R Grabka, TW d'Entremont, SJ Adams, AK Walker… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Virtually all examined plant species harbour fungal endophytes which asymptomatically
infect or colonize living plant tissues, including leaves, branches, stems and roots …

[HTML][HTML] Diversity, detection and exploitation: Linking soil fungi and plant disease

A Bollmann-Giolai, JG Malone, S Arora - Current Opinion in Microbiology, 2022 - Elsevier
Highlights•Plant-associated fungi in the rhizosphere are incredibly diverse.•High plant
diversity promotes fungal diversity and can suppress soil fungal pathogens.•Many …

Current insights into palm fungi with emphasis on taxonomy and phylogeny

SN Zhang, KD Hyde, EBG Jones, XD Yu… - Fungal diversity, 2024 - Springer
Palms (Arecaceae) are emblems of tropical forests and host a vast array of fungi. The fungi
associated with palms have been studied for over two centuries. However, taxonomic …

Diaporthe species on palms–integrative taxonomic approach for species boundaries delimitation in the genus Diaporthe, with the description of D. pygmaeae sp. nov.

DS Pereira, AJL Phillips - Studies in Mycology, 2024 - ingentaconnect.com
The application of traditional morphological and ecological species concepts to closely
related, asexual fungal taxa is challenging due to the lack of distinctive morphological …

Fungal endophytes: an alternative biocontrol agent against phytopathogenic fungi

AKH Priyashantha, SC Karunarathna, L Lu… - Encyclopedia, 2023 - mdpi.com
There has been renewed interest in the application of endophytic fungi to control
phytopathogenic fungi, which cause significant damage to crop health, ultimately leading to …

Diaporthe Species on Palms: Molecular Re-Assessment and Species Boundaries Delimitation in the D. arecae Species Complex

DS Pereira, S Hilário, MFM Gonçalves, AJL Phillips - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Due to cryptic diversification, phenotypic plasticity and host associations, multilocus
phylogenetic analyses have become the most important tool in accurately identifying and …

Fungal Planet description sheets: 1383–1435

PW Crous, J Boers, D Holdom… - … and Evolution of …, 2022 - ingentaconnect.com
Novel species of fungi described in this study include those from various countries as
follows: Australia, Agaricus albofoetidus, Agaricus aureoelephanti and Agaricus …

Fungal diversity notes 1818–1918: taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions on genera and species of fungi

IS Manawasinghe, KD Hyde, DN Wanasinghe… - Fungal Diversity, 2024 - Springer
This article is the 17th in the Fungal Diversity Notes series which allows the researchers to
publish fungal collections with updated reports of fungus-host and fungus-geography …

The hidden diversity of mangrove endophytic fungi from Tanzania: insights from a preliminary study

H Myovela, J Hussein, D Tibuhwa - Biologia, 2024 - Springer
Endophytic fungi exhibit a wide distribution across various plant tissues, including
mangroves yet their exploration in many regions worldwide remains limited. Consequently …

Palm Fungi and Their Key Role in Biodiversity Surveys: A Review

DS Pereira, AJL Phillips - Journal of Fungi, 2023 - mdpi.com
Over the past three decades, a wealth of studies has shown that palm trees (Arecaceae) are
a diverse habitat with intense fungal colonisation, making them an important substratum to …