Correction: Dilawar et al. Rhizofungus Aspergillus terreus Mitigates Heavy Metal Stress-Associated Damage in Triticum aestivum L. Plants 2024, 13, 2643

In the original publication [1], the affiliation of author Ho-Youn Kim was incorrectly listed as “Korean Institute of Science and Technology”. This has been corrected to “Korea Institute of Science and Technology”.

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The authors confirm that the entire reference list has been carefully reviewed and corrected. All references have been verified for accuracy, relevance, and proper attribution to the corresponding statements in the manuscript. The authors state that the scientific conclusions are unaffected. This Correction was approved by the Academic Editor. The original publication has also been updated.