“…There are numerous reports describing the benefits of fungal endophytes on seed germination, seedling vigor, abiotic, and biotic stress tolerance, and increased biomass of crop plants [ 38 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 ]. Although there are comparatively few reports on endophytes improving crop production under field conditions [ 38 ], fungal endophytes have shown good field efficacy for enhancing yields, biological control, and improving yield quality [ 38 , 43 , 44 , 45 ]. Extensive field testing demonstrated that ThSM3a conferred tolerance to drought and temperature extremes in both a monocot (corn) and eudicot (cotton).…”