Current rates of population growth require the development of new agricultural strategies to
feed the world human and livestock. The massive use of agricultural chemicals causes …

In spite of the term 'endophyte'being employed for all organisms that inhabit plants,
mycologists have come to use the term 'fungal endophyte'for fungi that inhabit plants without …

Taken literally, the word endophyte means “in the plant”(endon Gr.= within, phyton= plant).
The usage of this term is as broad as its literal definition and spectrum of potential hosts and …

Endophytes associate with the majority of plant species found in natural and managed
ecosystems. They are regarded as extremely important plant partners that provide improved …

The decade since the publication of the third edition of this volume has been an era of great
progress in biology in general and the plant sciences in particular. This is especially true …

Dark septate endophytes (DSE) exert a plethora of effects in regulating plant growth,
signalling and stress tolerance. The advent of metagenomics has led to the identification of …

Olive (Olea europaea L.) is one of the first domesticated and cultivated tree species and has
historical, social and economical relevance. However, its future as a strategic commodity in …

Endophytic fungi have been studied in recent decades to understand how they interact with
their hosts, the types of relationships they establish, and the potential effects of this …

Among soil microorganisms, bacteria and fungi and to a lesser extent actinomycetes, have
received considerable attention as biocontrol agents of soil-borne fungal plant pathogens …

The soil-borne fungus Verticillium causes serious vascular disease in a wide variety of
annual crops and woody perennials. Verticillium wilt is notoriously difficult to control by …