Interactions of fungi with other organisms |
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| Authors: | S Perotto P Angelini V Bianciotto P Bonfante M Girlanda T Kull |
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| Institution: | 1. Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e Biologia dei Sistemi , Università di Torino , Italy;2. Istituto per la Protezione delle Piante, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche , Italy silvia.perotto@unito.it;4. Dipartimento di Biologia Applicata , Università di Perugia , Italy;5. Istituto per la Protezione delle Piante, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche , Italy;6. Istituto per la Protezione delle Piante, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche , Italy;7. Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences , Estonia |
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| Abstract: | Living organisms establish complex networks of mutualistic and antagonistic interactions in nature, which impact strongly on their own survival and on the stability of the whole population. Fungi, in particular, can shape natural as well as man-managed ecosystems due to their ubiquitous occurrence and the range of interactions they establish with plants, animals and other microbes. This review describes some examples of mutualistic and antagonistic fungal interactions that are of particular interest for their ecological role, or because they can be exploited by man to improve plant health and/or productivity in sustainable agriculture and forestry. |
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| Keywords: | Biocontrol fungi fungal interactions mycorrhizal fungi |
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