Fungal endophytes play important roles in vascular plants, especially for grass relatives and species in extreme habitats. We investigated the presence and diversity of endophytic fungi within healthy ...

1. Ozone is an increasing tropospheric contaminant of climate change. Exposure to ozone may affect the symbiotic relationship between plants and beneficial microorganisms. In particular, the herbivore ...

The greatest need in agriculture this century is to mitigate impacts of abiotic (drought, temperature, salinity) and biotic (pathogens, pests) stresses on crop plants. Efforts over the last 40 years ...

Endophytes are microorganisms that live inside plants. Some of these organisms, mostly bacteria or fungi, make the plants sick, while others have no harmful effect on the plants or are even beneficial ...

A symbiotic relationship is one in which two organisms of different species interact in ways that profoundly affect their livelihoods and reproductive success. Such interactions range from mutually ...

Fungal spores responsible for bitter rot disease, a common and devastating infection in fruit, do not encounter their host plants by chance. Turns out, they have a symbiotic association with the plant ...

In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), the scarcity of resources and limited infrastructure significantly affect the provision of quick and effective cancer treatment, resulting in lower ...

The abundance and function of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) and non-AM endophytic fungi may vary with soil type in the Canadian Prairie. In this study, we explored the relationships between soil type, ...

Simply put, fungi form the bedrock of our ecosystems, and, without them, life as we know it would collapse. Yet, despite an extraordinary recent upsurge in public enthusiasm for this most fascinating ...