To microbes, land plants present a complex, spatially and temporally diverse ecological
habitat. Symbiotic associations between microorganisms and plants are ancient and …

Endophytic fungi are a taxonomically and ecologically heterogenous group of organisms,
mainly belonging to the Ascomycotina and Deuteromycotina. The isolation methods affect …

Corn is commonly contaminated with toxic secondary metabolites (mycotoxins) from fungi.
Mycotoxins can impact the health of humans and animals consuming corn-based food and …

In 1988, WCA Gelderblom et al. reported that the fumonisins (Fig. 1), a new class of
mycotoxins, had been identified from cultures of Fusarium moniliforme J. Sheld., and that …

Endophytic bacteria and fungi were isolated from healthy maize plants collected in a field in
Devon. The average bacterial counts in the stem core tissues showed that the plant parts …

The relative importance of several infection pathways (silks, stalks, and seed) leading to
kernel infection of maize hybrids by Fusarium moniliforme was investigated in field …

Fusarium species are among the most studied plant-pathogenic fungi, with several species
causing diseases on maize, wheat, barley, and other food and feed grains. Decreased yield …

summary Fungal endophytes have been isolated from inside the leaf blades, leaf sheaths,
and roots of six‐week‐old plants as well as from seeds and ten‐day‐old seedlings of Oryza …

Soybean (Glycine max L.) is a major crop grown in the United States but is susceptible to
many diseases that cause significant yield losses each year. Consistent threats exist across …

Fusarium spp. are commonly isolated from soybean roots but the pathogenic activity of most
species is poorly documented. Aggressiveness and yield impact of nine species of Fusarium …