diversity of potent endophytes still needs to be bioprospected from different geo-
graphical locations and ecological niches (if accessible) as theCannabisplant is
protected by national and international legislations. Nevertheless, future investi-
gations on endophytic microflora ofCannabisplants needs to be accomplished with
emerging scientific research technologies coupled to interdisciplinary studies to
fully explore the biotechnological potential ofCannabisassociated endophytes.
Acknowledgements We gratefully acknowledge the Ministry of Innovation, Science, Research,
and Technology of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (CLIB), Germany and TU Dortmund for
funding.
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