The inventive technology generally relates to novel plant endophytic bacterial strains that may colonize discrete plant tissues, and in particular the roots of a plant and may further be engineered to express and deliver interfering RNA molecules throughout the plant.

The present invention relates to a transgenic plant, preferably of the Brassica spp. genus, comprising in its genome a fungal sequence, preferably belonging to the fungus Trichoderma harzianum, capable of establishing symbiosis with mycorrhizal fungi. Additionally, the transgenic plants of the invention have an increased biomass and higher resistance to abiotic stress. The present invention also provides methods for increasing the resistance to abiotic stress of plants of the Brassica spp. genus, as well as methods for obtaining said transgenic plants with the capacity to establish mycorrhization processes and resistance to abiotic stress and methods for producing foods, feeds or industrial products using the transgenic plant.

The present invention discloses a method for improving cadmium tolerance in rice and reducing cadmium content in rice grains, and belongs to the technical field of microbial applications. In the present invention, an endophytic fungi Falciphora oryzae FO-R20 with a deposit number of CCTCC M 2021505 is subjected to seedling co-raising with rice in a fungal fertilizer form, the endophytic fungi Falciphora oryzae FO-R20 is colonized in the root tissue of rice, and then the rice seedlings are transplanted to a field until harvest. Therefore, the tolerance of rice to cadmium is improved, the content of heavy metal cadmium in the grains of rice is reduced by 12.61%. The FO-R20 has great value by popularization and application in guaranteeing plant health and improving crop quality

The present invention discloses a method for improving cadmium tolerance in rice and reducing cadmium content in rice grains, and belongs to the technical field of microbial applications. In the present invention, an endophytic fungi Falciphora oryzae FO-R20 with a deposit number of CCTCC M 2021505 is subjected to seedling co-raising with rice in a fungal fertilizer form, the endophytic fungi Falciphora oryzae FO-R20 is colonized in the root tissue of rice, and then the rice seedlings are transplanted to a field until harvest. Therefore, the tolerance of rice to cadmium is improved, the content of heavy metal cadmium in the grains of rice is reduced by 12.61%. The FO-R20 has great value by popularization and application in guaranteeing plant health and improving crop quality

This invention relates to methods and materials for modulating the characteristics of a plant, said plant having been heterologously disposed to an endophyte or a plurality of endophytes, or derived from a plant reproductive element heterologously disposed to an endophyte or a plurality of endophytes.

This invention relates to methods and materials for modulating the characteristics of a plant, said plant having been heterologously disposed to an endophyte or a plurality of endophytes, or derived from a plant reproductive element heterologously disposed to an endophyte or a plurality of endophytes.

Materials and methods for improving plant traits and for providing plant benefits are provided. In some embodiments, the materials, and methods employing the same, can comprise endophytes.

Materials and methods for improving plant traits and for providing plant benefits are provided. In some embodiments, the materials, and methods employing the same, can comprise endophytes.

The present invention relates to an endophyte strain isolated from a plant of the Poaceae family, wherein said endophyte is a strain of Pseudomonas poae which provides bioprotection and/or biofertilizer phenotypes to plants into which it is inoculated. The present invention also plants infected with the endophyte and related methods.

The present invention relates to an endophyte strain isolated from a plant of the Poaceae family, wherein said endophyte is a strain of Pseudomonas poae which provides bioprotection and/or biofertilizer phenotypes to plants into which it is inoculated. The present invention also plants infected with the endophyte and related methods.