The invention relates to a method of determining an association of a first plant with an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus (AMF), said method comprising comparing the amount of a blumenol in an aerial part of said first plant to the amount of said blumenol in an aerial part of a second plant, wherein said second plant belongs to the same species as said first plant, and wherein an increased amount is indicative of increased association in said first plant as compared to said second plant, and a decreased amount is indicative of decreased association.

The present invention relates to isolated strains of Epichlo endophytes that form symbiotic associations with host plants, wherein the symbiotic associations are combinations of endophytes and host plants that are not found in nature. The invention also relates to combinations of host plants and Epichlo endophytes that are not found in nature, methods of making such combinations and methods of conferring at least some level of pest resistance on a host plant using such endophytes.

The present invention relates to isolated strains of Epichlo endophytes that form symbiotic associations with host plants, wherein the symbiotic associations are combinations of endophytes and host plants that are not found in nature. The invention also relates to combinations of host plants and Epichlo endophytes that are not found in nature, methods of making such combinations and methods of conferring at least some level of pest resistance on a host plant using such endophytes.

The present invention relates to novel endophytes of plants of the Cannabaceae family, particularly bioprotective Pseudomonas sp. endophytes, and also to plants and parts thereof infected therewith, and related methods, including methods for conferring bioprotection to plants and for selecting a bioprotectant endophyte of a plant of the Cannabaceae family.

The present invention relates to novel endophytes of plants of the Cannabaceae family, particularly bioprotective Pseudomonas sp. endophytes, and also to plants and parts thereof infected therewith, and related methods, including methods for conferring bioprotection to plants and for selecting a bioprotectant endophyte of a plant of the Cannabaceae family.

The present invention relates to isolated strains of Epichlo endophytes that form stable symbiotic associations with cereal grasses, particularly wheat, wherein the symbiotic associations are combinations of endophytes and host plants that are not found in nature The invention also relates to methods of identifying and/or selecting fungal endophytes that form stable symbiotic associations with wheat plants including methods of screening for fungal endophytes that form stable symbiotic associations with wheat plants, and to methods of screening for wheat plants that form stable symbiotic associations with fungal endophytes.

The present invention relates to isolated strains of Epichlo endophytes that form stable symbiotic associations with cereal grasses, particularly wheat, wherein the symbiotic associations are combinations of endophytes and host plants that are not found in nature The invention also relates to methods of identifying and/or selecting fungal endophytes that form stable symbiotic associations with wheat plants including methods of screening for fungal endophytes that form stable symbiotic associations with wheat plants, and to methods of screening for wheat plants that form stable symbiotic associations with fungal endophytes.

A salt tolerant plant is created by inoculation of a glycophyte plant with bacteria isolated from a halophyte plant.

A salt tolerant plant is created by inoculation of a glycophyte plant with bacteria isolated from a halophyte plant.

The present invention relates to novel endophytes of plants of the Cannabaceae family, particularly biofertilizer Enterobacter sp. endophytes, and also to plants and parts thereof infected therewith, and related methods, including methods for conferring biofertilization to plants and for selecting a biofertilizer endophyte of a plant of the Cannabaceae family.