Endophytic fungal community composition and function response to strawberry genotype and disease resistance

'White Elves' has stronger resistance to <i>Colletotrichum gloeosporioides</i>, and <i>Alternaria alternata</i>, followed by 'Tokun', while 'Akihime' has relatively weaker resistance to these pathogens. A total of 258 fungal strains were isolated from healthy strawberry plants and assigned to 34 fungal genera based on morphological and molecular characteristics analysis. Beneficial fungal genera such as <i>Trichoderma</i> and <i>Talaromyces</i> were more prevalent in 'White Elves', whereas common pathogenic fungi in strawberry, such as <i>Colletotrichum</i>, <i>Alternaria</i>, and <i>Fusarium</i>, were more prevalent in 'Akihime'. The composition and diversity of microbial communities vary among genotypes, and resistance to pathogens may play dominant roles in determining the microbial community structure. This study's results aid the biological control of strawberry fungal diseases and are useful for plant microbiome engineering in strawberry cultivation.