Advances in the beneficial endophytic fungi for the growth and health of woody plants

Liang Hong; Qingao Wang; Junhao Zhang; Xuan Chen; Yuxin Liu; Fred O. Asiegbu; Pengfei Wu; Xiangqing Ma; Kai Wang; Liang Hong; Qingao Wang; Junhao Zhang; Xuan Chen; Yuxin Liu; Fred O. Asiegbu; Pengfei Wu; Xiangqing Ma; Kai Wang

doi:10.48130/forres-0024-0025

Figure 1.

Colonization process and strategy of endophytic fungus transmission. EPS: Extracellular polysaccharides, LPS: Lipopolysaccharides, PRRs: Pattern recognition receptors, MAMPs: Microbe-associated molecular patterns; MTI: MAMP-triggered immunity; ETI: Effector-triggered immunity.

Figure 2.

Natural substances produced by endophytic fungi. IAA: Indole acetic acid, GA: Gibberellins.

Figure 3.

Ways to promote the growth and development of woody plants by endophytic fungi. Gs: Stomatal conductance, Tr: Transpiration rate, IAA: Indole acetic acid, SOD: Superoxide dismutase; POD: Peroxidase; DSE: Dark septate endophytes.

Figure 4.

Experiments on the potential beneficial functions of endophytic fungi of Cunninghamia lanceolata. (a)−(f) Antagonism experiments of endophytic fungi against six fir pathogenic fungi, the pathogenic fungi are Fusarium concentricum, Fusarium fujikuroi, Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, Colletotrichum cangyuanense, Alternaria kunyuensis, and Alternaria shangdongensis in order. (g)−(i) Inoculation of C. lanceolata endophytic fungi on Pikovskaya medium to test their ability to solubilize inorganic phosphorus. Bar = 1 cm.