Endophytes: exploitation as a tool in plant protection
By D. Dutta, K. C. Puzari, R. Gogoi, P. Dutta. Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 2014
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Endophytes are symptomless fungal or bacterial microorganisms found in almost all living plant species reported so far. They are the plant-associated microbes that form symbiotic association with their host plants by colonizing the internal tissues, which has made them valuable for agriculture as a tool in improving crop performance. Many fungal endophytes produce secondary metabolites such as auxin, gibberellin etc that helps in growth and development of the host plant. Some of these compounds are antibiotics having antifungal, antibacterial and insecticidal properties, which strongly inhibit the growth of other microorganisms, including plant pathogens. This article reviews the endophyte isolated from different plants, mode of endophytic infection and benefits derived by the host plant as a result of endophytism.
Subfields: Cell Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science
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- Role of Microorganisms in the Remediation of Wastewater in Floating Treatment Wetlands: A Review (2020, background): “The organic pollutants can either be accumulated in the biomass of vegetation or degraded by endophytic bacteria present inside the plants [41,42].”
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- Endophytes vs tree pathogens and pests: can they be used as biological control agents to improve tree health? (2019, background): “The roles of endophytes in disease and pest resistance are comparatively understudied, but recent work has started to highlight the importance of endophytes, in particular, as an increasingly popular biological control option (Dutta et al. 2014; Gao et al. 2010).”
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