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The endophytic fungi  Serendipita indica  and  S. vermifera  have recently gained increasing attention due to their beneficial effects on plant growth and plant health. Little is known about other species, such as  S. williamsii  and  S. herbamans . To test their biocontrol and growth-promoting potential, susceptible and tolerant tomato cultivars (Kremser Perle and Micro-Tom, respectively) were inoculated with  S. williamsii, S. herbamans, S. indica , or  S. vermifera  and challenged with the soilborne pathogen  Fusarium oxysporum  f. sp.  lycopersici  ( Fol ) in greenhouse experiments. Furthermore, in vitro assays on the direct inhibitory effects of  Serendipita  spp. against  Fol  were performed. Negative effects of  Fol  on phenological growth in the susceptible cultivar were alleviated by all four applied  Serendipita  spp. Apart from these similar effects on biometric parameters, disease incidence was only reduced by  S. herbamans  and  S. vermifera . In the tolerant cultivar, disease parameters remained unaffected although shoot dry mass was negatively affected by  S. vermifera . Direct effects of  Serendipita  spp. against  Fol  were not evident in the in vitro assays indicating an indirect effect via the host plant. Our results highlight the importance of identifying cultivar-specific effects in pathogen–endophyte–plant interactions to determine the most beneficial combinations.

Serendipita Species Trigger Cultivar-Specific Responses to Fusarium Wilt in Tomato