Fungal Endophytes and Their Role in Agricultural Plant Protection against Pests and Pathogens
Virtually all examined plant species harbour fungal endophytes which asymptomatically infect or colonize living plant tissues, including leaves, branches, stems and roots. Endophyte-host interactions are complex and span the mutualist–pathogen continuum. Notably, mutualist endophytes can confer incr...
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| author | Rachel Grabka Tyler W. d’Entremont Sarah J. Adams Allison K. Walker Joey B. Tanney Pervaiz A. Abbasi Shawkat Ali |
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| description | Virtually all examined plant species harbour fungal endophytes which asymptomatically infect or colonize living plant tissues, including leaves, branches, stems and roots. Endophyte-host interactions are complex and span the mutualist–pathogen continuum. Notably, mutualist endophytes can confer increased fitness to their host plants compared with uncolonized plants, which has attracted interest in their potential application in integrated plant health management strategies. In this review, we report on the many benefits that fungal endophytes provide to agricultural plants against common non-insect pests such as fungi, bacteria, nematodes, viruses, and mites. We report endophytic modes of action against the aforementioned pests and describe why this broad group of fungi is vitally important to current and future agricultural practices. We also list an extensive number of plant-friendly endophytes and detail where they are most commonly found or applied in different studies. This review acts as a general resource for understanding endophytes as they relate to potential large-scale agricultural applications. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d25f97ebdcb543609ec2d64e135bed0c2023-11-23T17:31:04ZengMDPI AGPlants2223-77472022-01-0111338410.3390/plants11030384Fungal Endophytes and Their Role in Agricultural Plant Protection against Pests and PathogensRachel Grabka0Tyler W. d’Entremont1Sarah J. Adams2Allison K. Walker3Joey B. Tanney4Pervaiz A. Abbasi5Shawkat Ali6Kentville Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Kentville, NS B4N 1J5, CanadaDepartment of Biology, Acadia University, Wolfville, NS B4P 2R6, CanadaDepartment of Biology, Acadia University, Wolfville, NS B4P 2R6, CanadaDepartment of Biology, Acadia University, Wolfville, NS B4P 2R6, CanadaPacific Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada, 506 Burnside Road West, Victoria, BC V8Z 1M5, CanadaKentville Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Kentville, NS B4N 1J5, CanadaKentville Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Kentville, NS B4N 1J5, CanadaVirtually all examined plant species harbour fungal endophytes which asymptomatically infect or colonize living plant tissues, including leaves, branches, stems and roots. Endophyte-host interactions are complex and span the mutualist–pathogen continuum. Notably, mutualist endophytes can confer increased fitness to their host plants compared with uncolonized plants, which has attracted interest in their potential application in integrated plant health management strategies. In this review, we report on the many benefits that fungal endophytes provide to agricultural plants against common non-insect pests such as fungi, bacteria, nematodes, viruses, and mites. We report endophytic modes of action against the aforementioned pests and describe why this broad group of fungi is vitally important to current and future agricultural practices. We also list an extensive number of plant-friendly endophytes and detail where they are most commonly found or applied in different studies. This review acts as a general resource for understanding endophytes as they relate to potential large-scale agricultural applications.https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/11/3/384endophytic fungusplant protectionbiocontrolantagonismdefence activation |
| spellingShingle | Rachel Grabka Tyler W. d’Entremont Sarah J. Adams Allison K. Walker Joey B. Tanney Pervaiz A. Abbasi Shawkat Ali Fungal Endophytes and Their Role in Agricultural Plant Protection against Pests and Pathogens Plants endophytic fungus plant protection biocontrol antagonism defence activation |
| title | Fungal Endophytes and Their Role in Agricultural Plant Protection against Pests and Pathogens |
| title_full | Fungal Endophytes and Their Role in Agricultural Plant Protection against Pests and Pathogens |
| title_fullStr | Fungal Endophytes and Their Role in Agricultural Plant Protection against Pests and Pathogens |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fungal Endophytes and Their Role in Agricultural Plant Protection against Pests and Pathogens |
| title_short | Fungal Endophytes and Their Role in Agricultural Plant Protection against Pests and Pathogens |
| title_sort | fungal endophytes and their role in agricultural plant protection against pests and pathogens |
| topic | endophytic fungus plant protection biocontrol antagonism defence activation |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/11/3/384 |
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