Ecology, Environment and Conservation Paper

BASIC CHARACTERISTICS OF FUNGAL ENDOPHYTES: A MINI REVIEW

Zarkha Sultan, A.R. Nautiyal and Vaishali Chandola

Abstract

This review article signifies the basic features of the endophytes (fungi) in order to acknowledge the prominence and behaviour of them in nature. Fungal endophytes play the pivotal character in encouraging the plant performances by promoting the habitat adaptations along with the fortification of plants against various stresses including both abiotic and biotic. Endophytic fungi along with the protection of plants against pathogens and pests, also provokes the removal of various toxicities in various temperate grasses in order to produce tolerant plants for the wide range of abiotic and biotic stresses.