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Endophytic fungi as biocontrol agents: elucidating mechanisms in disease suppression |
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| Authors: | Meike A.C. Latz Birgit Jensen David B. Collinge Hans J.L. Jørgensen |
| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences and Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen , Frederiksberg C, Denmark latz@plen.ku.dk!["ORCID]({"type":"image","src":"/templates/jsp/images/orcid.png"} "\"ORCID") https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6583-9291;3. Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences and Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen , Frederiksberg C, Denmark https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2476-805X;4. Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences and Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen , Frederiksberg C, Denmark https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2690-5820;5. Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences and Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen , Frederiksberg C, Denmark https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5902-6550 |
| Abstract: | ABSTRACT BackgroundFungal endophytes occur ubiquitously in plants and are being increasingly studied for their ability to support plant health and protect the host from diseases. Using endophytes in disease control provides potential advantages compared to other biocontrol agents since they colonise the plant internally and thereby stay protected from environmental stresses and fluctuations. A thorough understanding of their mechanisms is required in their mutualistic association with plants; both to optimise their efficacy and for registration as plant protection products. |
| Keywords: | Antibiosis biological control endophytic fungi induced resistance microbial competition mycoparasitism tripartite plant-microbe interactions |