Soil Fungal Resources in Annual Cropping Systems and Their Potential for Management

Table 1

Reports of intraspecific genetic variation in the ability of crop plants to host beneficial fungal endophytes, a necessary condition for genotype selection in genetic improvement programs.

Microorganism	Type and function	Host plant	References
AM fungi	Symbiotic soil fungi improving the ability of host plants to extract soil nutrients	Wheat (Triticum spp.)	[69–82]
		Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)	[83]
		Triticale (×Triticosecale)	[82]
		Oats (Avena spp.)	[84]
		Maize (Zea mays L.)	[85–90]
		Rice (Oryza sativa L.)	[91, 92]
		Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.)	[88, 93]
		Onion (Allium spp.)	[94, 95]
		Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.)	[96]
		Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.)	[97]
		Marigold (Tagetes spp.)	[98]
		Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.)	[99]
Acremonium	Fungal shoot endophyte increasing plant vigor, resistance to insects, and modifying water relations	Wheat (Triticum spp.)	[100]
Neotyphodium	Fungal shoot endophyte improving plant tolerance to stress	Wheat (Triticum spp.)	[100]