“…Besides having access to the reduced carbon, it appears that the plant provides a shelter for the fungus. Considering that P. indica was isolated from a desert region, living in harmony with a host and strengthening its performance under stress conditions also ensure better propagation of the fungus (Oelmüller et al 2011). Similarly in Arabidopsis, P. indica requires jasmonic acids signaling and cytoplasmic function of NRR1 to confer systemic resistance (Stein et al 2009).…”