Endophytes Improve Plant Immunity Under Biotic and Abiotic Stress

Dear Colleagues,

Under global climate change, crop yield and quality are facing serious challenges such as pests and diseases, high temperatures, drought, salinity and other biotic and abiotic stresses. Endophytes are a symbiote formed after the long-term coevolution of microbial communities and plants, which have shown diverse functions in promoting plant growth and development, affecting plant epigenetic characteristics and secondary metabolism, regulating plant stress resistance, and maintaining the health and stability of forest ecosystems. It is of great significance to explore the characteristics, functional structure and mechanisms of the plant endophytic community under extreme environmental conditions and industrial plantation, and to develop modern biological pesticides, biological fertilizers and biomedical products. Therefore, this Special Issue will conduct extensive research around topics including, but not limited to, the following:

1. Endophytic community structure and functional characteristics of plants in extreme environments.
2. The relationship between forest decline and endophytes, rival or adversary?
3. Roles of endophytes in biological invasion.
4. Disease prevention and growth promotion function of endophytes.
5. Secondary metabolism of endophytes.
6. Effects of endophytic microbiota on plant epigenetics.
7. Interaction between endophytes and plants in abiotic stress response

The main purpose of this Special Issue is to improve the understanding of the physiological and ecological functions of endophytes and to provide theoretical and technical basis for reducing the use of pesticides and fertilizers and promoting social green development. We appreciate all kinds of contributions, such as integrative reviews, research papers, newsletters, and so on.

Prof. Dr. Zhongdong Yu
Dr. Guiyan Yang
Dr. Xiaoli Chang
Guest Editors

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