Biology of Hidden Partners: Fungi and Plants
A special issue of Biology (ISSN 2079-7737). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2020) | Viewed by 6716
Special Issue Editors
Interests: plant-microbes interaction; microbial diversity
Interests: endophytes; mycorrhizae; taxonomy of fungi; applied mycology; microbial biotechnology; food science & technology; secondary metabolites; enzymes in pharmaceutical industry; microbial biodterioration; microbial physiology and climate change
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: postharvest management; microbial secondary metabolites; endophytic biology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
More than 450 million years ago, plants and fungi united to produce a mutually beneficial symbiosis that assisted plants to invade the terrestrial environment, which was poor in nutrients and subject to desiccation and full sunlight. Beneficial plant-colonizing fungi deliver benefits to their hosts by promoting growth, producing secondary metabolites and enhancing resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses. Mycorrhizae and endophytic fungi are the hidden companions of plants, living a mutually beneficial life inside the host plant. With the development of the modern tools and techniques of molecular biology, it has become possible to establish the correct identity of these fungi and know their interactions with the host and other micro-organisms.
In this Special Issue, we invite prominent researchers and authors to submit original research and review articles that explore the “Biology of Hidden Partners: Fungi and Plants”.
Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
1-Understanding of fungal endophytes such as fungal endophytes in host colonization;
2-Quorum quenching enzymes from endophytes;
3-Fungal endophytes for plant health;
4-Endophytes for agroforestry and biostimulants;
5-Endophytic fungi as beneficial partners for intensification of agriculture;
6-Genomic features and ecology;
7-Plant and fungal factors regulating symbiotic plant–fungal associations;
8-Diversity and their its biotechnological applications;
9-Promising role of fungal symbiosis for eco-friendly green technology and future research;
10-Harnessing beneficial fungi as biocontrol agents.
Dr. Ajar Nath Yadav
Prof. Dr. Ahmed M. Abdel-Azeem
Dr. Bhim P. Singh
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- abiotic stress
- bioprospecting
- colonization
- resistance
- allelopathy
- volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
- pathogenic fungal traits
- plant growth-promoting criteria
- pathogens and insects resistance
- up-regulation of systemic defenses
