A Renaissance in Plant Growth- Promoting and Biocontrol Agents by Endophytes
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Rajendran Vijayabharathi, Sathya Arumugam, Subramaniam Gopalakrishnan. (10/3/2016). A Renaissance in Plant Growth- Promoting and Biocontrol Agents by Endophytes, in "Microbial Inoculants in Sustainable Agricultural Productivity". New Delhi, India: Research Perspectives. Springer India.
Abstract
Endophytes are the microorganisms which colonize the internal tissue of
host plants without causing any damage to the colonized plant. The benefi -
cial role of endophytic organisms has dramatically documented worldwide
in recent years. Endophytes promote plant growth and yield, remove
contaminants from soil, and provide soil nutrients via phosphate solubilization/
nitrogen fi xation. The capacity of endophytes on abundant production
of bioactive compounds against array of phytopathogens makes them
a suitable platform for biocontrol explorations. Endophytes have unique
interaction with their host plants and play an important role in induced
systemic resistance or biological control of phytopathogens. This trait also
benefi ts in promoting plant growth either directly or indirectly. Plant
growth promotion and biocontrol are the two sturdy areas for sustainable
agriculture where endophytes are the key players with their broad range of
benefi cial activities. The coexistence of endophytes and plants has been
exploited recently in both of these arenas which are explored in this
chapter.
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Gopalakrishnan, Subramaniam https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4053-7016