But when plants are sprayed with fungicides in a greenhouse, it doesn't just kill the
fungal diseases, it also kills the beneficial
endophytes.
Members of the Helotiales thrive in various ecosystems and cover a broad range of niches, and helotialean fungi have been described as plant pathogens,
endophytes, mycorrhizae,
fungal parasites, terrestrial saprobes, aquatic saprobes, root symbionts, and wood rot fungi.