Endophytism of Lecanicillium and Akanthomyces

Rosario Nicoletti and Andrea Becchimanzi
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Rosario Nicoletti: Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Centre for Olive, Fruit and Citrus Crops, 81100 Caserta, Italy
Andrea Becchimanzi: Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, 80055 Portici, Italy

Agriculture, 2020, vol. 10, issue 6, 1-16

Abstract: The rise of the holobiont concept confers a prominent importance to the endophytic associates of plants, particularly to species known to be able to exert a mutualistic role as defensive or growth-promoting agents. The finding that many entomopathogenic fungi are harbored within plant tissues and possess bioactive properties going beyond a merely anti-insectan effect has recently prompted a widespread investigational activity concerning their occurrence and functions in crops, in the aim of an applicative exploitation conforming to the paradigm of sustainable agriculture. The related aspects particularly referring to species of Lecanicillium and Akanthomyces (Sordariomycetes, Cordycipitaceae) are revised in this paper, also in light of recent and ongoing taxonomic reassessments.

Keywords: entomopathogens; endophytic fungi; crop protection; plant growth promotion; integrated pest management; bioactive compounds; Cordycipitaceae (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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