Endophytic Fungi of Tomato and Their Potential Applications for Crop Improvement

In this work, considerations are made to the effects and methods of introduction and detection of Endophytic Fungi on tomato plants, consolidating in a review the main findings that regard pest and pathogen control, and improvement of plant performance. Moreover, a survey was undertaken of the naturally occurring constitutive endophytes present in this horticultural crop, with the aim to evaluate the potential role in the selection of new beneficial Endophytic Fungi useful for tomato crop improvement.