Various types of organisms, mainly fungi and bacteria, live within vegetal organs and tissues, without causing damage to the plant. These microorganisms, which are called endophytes, can be useful for biological control and plant growth promotion; bioactive compounds from these organisms may have medical and pharmaceutical applications. Trichilia elegans (Meliaceae) is a native tree that ...

Phomopsis longicolla (syn. Diaporthe longicolla) is an important seed-borne fungal pathogen that primarily causes Phomopsis seed decay (PSD) in most soybean production areas worldwide. This disease severely decreases soybean seed quality by reducing seed viability and oil quality, altering seed composition, and increasing frequencies of moldy and/or split beans. To facilitate investigation of t...

Endophytic microorganisms, defined as fungi or bacteria that colonize the interior of plants without causing any immediate negative effects or damages, have reciprocal relationships with host plants. In some cases their presence is beneficial to the host due to the synthesis of bioactive compounds, among which several alcohols, esters, ketones and others that may react with other compounds and ...

Ageratina pichinchensis es una planta medicinal, endémica de México conocida como Axihuitl. Los extractos las hojas muestran actividad antifúngica contra hongos dermatofitos, pero no hay estudios la identificación los endófitos. El objetivo fue identificar endófitos A. con potencial agentes control biológico fitopatógenos. De se aislaron 55 morfoespecies que pertenecen al filo Ascomycota. La mo...

English walnut (Juglans regia) has become an important crop in Chile, representing 11.5% of the total area fruit trees, surpassed only by grapevine. As Chilean industry rapidly expands, young orchards are at risk from emergence new fungal diseases. Botryosphaeriaceae and Diaporthaceae fungi have been recognized as main causes wood diseases walnut, with symptoms dieback, canker, blight. In winte...