Journal
JOURNAL OF PLANT INTERACTIONS
Volume 17, Issue 1, Pages 244-266Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/17429145.2022.2032429
Keywords
Fungal endophytes; beneficial microorganisms; agronomic improvement; bibliographic research
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- Universitat Jaume I [UJIA2019-19, UJI-B2020-24]
- Generalitat Valenciana [GV/2019/028]
- Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation [AGL201785987-C3-1-R]
- Spanish Ministry of Education and Vocational Training [FPU18/02891]
- MINECO
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This study analyzed the characteristics and limitations of research on fungal endophytes. The results showed a tendency to focus on well-known models in plant-fungal-stress combinations, such as ascomycetous fungi, grasses, and abiotic stress. Less attention has been given to fungal endophytes in dicot plants or against biotic stress.
Research on fungal endophytes has demonstrated the ability to improve crop performance and protect host plants against diverse biotic and abiotic stresses. Yet, despite the exponential growth of this topic, a whole outline to reflect the relevance and extent of each study type is missing. Hence, we performed an analysis of all available literature to expose the characteristics and limitations of this research field. Our results suggested that, overall, there is still a tendency to study the most known models in plant-fungal-stress combinations (ascomycetous fungi, grasses, abiotic stress). Fungal endophytes in dicot plants or against biotic stress, though promising, are still quite unexplored. All these data could lead future studies to assess less considered study factors that might help discern the beneficial effects of fungal endophytes with more extent and accuracy.
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