The incorporation of entomopathogenic fungi as biocontrol agents into Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programs without doubt, has been highly effective. The ability of these fungal pathogens such as Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae to exist as endophytes in plants and protect their colonized host plants against the primary herbivore pests has widely been reported. Aside this sole role of pest management that has been traditionally ascribed to fungal endophytes, recent findings provided evidence of other possible functions as plant yield promotor, soil nutrient distribuutor, abiotic stress and drought tolerance enhancer in plants. However, reports on these additional important effects of fungal endophytes on the colonized plants remain scanty. In this review, we discussed the various beneficial effects of endophytic fungi on the host plants and their primary herbivore pests; as well as some negative effects that are relatively unknown. Por lo tanto, destacamos las perspectivas de nuestros hallazgos en un mayor aumento de la aceptación de los endofitos fúngicos como parte integral de los programas de gestión de plagas para la producción optimizada de cultivos.

The incorporation of entomopathogenic fungi as biocontrol agents into Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programs without doubt, has been highly effective. The ability of these fungal pathogens such as Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae to exist as endophytes in plants and protect their colonized host plants against the primary herbivore pests has widely been reported. Aside this sole role of pest management that has been traditionally ascribed to fungal endophytes, recent findings provided evidence of other possible functions as plant yield promoter, soil nutrient distributor, abiotic stress and drought tolerance enhancer in plants. However, reports on these additional important effects of fungal endophytes on the colonized plants remain scanty. Dans cette revue, nous avons discuté des divers effets bénéfiques des fongus endophytiques sur les plantes hôtes et leurs parasites herbivores primaires ; ainsi que de certains effets négatifs qui sont relativement inconnus. We also highlighted the prospects of our findings in further increasing the acceptance of fungal endophytes as an integral part of pest management programs for optimized crop production.

The incorporation of entomopathogenic fungi as biocontrol agents into Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programs without doubt, has been highly effective. The ability of these fungal pathogens such as Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae to exist as endophytes in plants and protect their colonized host plants against the primary herbivore pests has widely been reported. Aside this sole role of pest management that has been traditionally ascribed to fungal endophytes, recent findings provided evidence of other possible functions as plant yield promoter, soil nutrient distributor, abiotic stress and drought tolerance enhancer in plants. However, reports on these additional important effects of fungal endophytes on the colonized plants remain scanty. In this review, we discussed the various beneficial effects of endophytic fungi on the host plants and their primary herbivore pests; as well as some negative effects that are relatively unknown. We also highlighted the prospects of our findings in further increasing the acceptance of fungal endophytes as an integral part of pest management programs for optimized crop production.

The incorporation of entomopathogenic fungi as biocontrol agents into Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programs without doubt has been highly effective. The ability of these fungal pathogens such as Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae to exist as endophytes in plants and protect their colonized host plants against the primary herbivore pests has been widely reported. Aside this sole role of pest management that has been traditionally ascribed to fungal endophytes, recent findings provided evidence of other possible functions as plant yield promoter, soil nutrient distributor, abiotic stress and drought tolerance enhancer in plants. However, reports on these additional important effects of fungal endophytes on the colonized plants remain scanty. In this review, we discussed the various beneficial effects of endophytic fungi on the host plants and their primary herbivore pests; as well as some negative effects that are relatively unknown. We also highlighted the prospects of our findings in further increasing the acceptance of fungal endophytes as an integral part of pest management programs for optimized crop production.

كان دمج الفطريات المسببة للأمراض الحشرية كعوامل مكافحة حيوية في برامج الإدارة المتكاملة للآفات (IPM) بلا شك فعالًا للغاية. تم الإبلاغ على نطاق واسع عن قدرة هذه مسببات الأمراض الفطرية مثل Beauveria bassiana و Metarhizium anisopliae على الوجود كنباتات داخلية في النباتات وحماية النباتات المضيفة المستعمرة من الآفات العاشبة الأولية. بصرف النظر عن هذا الدور الوحيد لإدارة الآفات الذي كان يُنسب تقليديًا إلى النباتات الداخلية الفطرية، قدمت النتائج الحديثة دليلًا على الوظائف المحتملة الأخرى كمحفز لمحصول النبات وموزع لمغذيات التربة والإجهاد اللاأحيائي ومعزز تحمل الجفاف في النباتات. ومع ذلك، لا تزال التقارير حول هذه الآثار المهمة الإضافية للنباتات الفطرية على النباتات المستعمرة هزيلة. ناقشنا في هذه المراجعة الآثار المفيدة المختلفة للفطريات الداخلية على النباتات المضيفة وآفاتها العشبية الأولية ؛ بالإضافة إلى بعض الآثار السلبية غير المعروفة نسبيًا. كما سلطنا الضوء على آفاق النتائج التي توصلنا إليها في زيادة قبول النباتات الداخلية الفطرية كجزء لا يتجزأ من برامج مكافحة الآفات لتحسين إنتاج المحاصيل.