Verma, H and Kumar, D and Kumar, V and Kumari, M and Singh, SK and Sharma, VK and Droby, S and Santoyo, G and White, JF and Kumar, A (2021) The potential application of endophytes in management of stress from drought and salinity in crop plants. In: Microorganisms, 9 (8).
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Abstract
Endophytic microorganisms present inside the host plant play an essential role in host fitness, nutrient supply and stress tolerance. Endophytes are often used in sustainable agriculture as biofertilizers, biopesticides and as inoculants to mitigate abiotic stresses including salinity, drought, cold and pH variation in the soil. In changing climatic conditions, abiotic stresses create global challenges to achieve optimum crop yields in agricultural production. Plants experience stress conditions that involve endogenous boosting of their immune system or the overexpression of their defensive redox regulatory systems with increased reactive oxygen species (ROS). However, rising stress factors overwhelm the natural redox protection systems of plants, which leads to massive internal oxidative damage and death. Endophytes are an integral internal partner of hosts and have been shown to mitigate abiotic stresses via modulating local or systemic mechanisms and producing antioxidants to counteract ROS in plants. Advancements in omics and other technologies have been made, but potential application of endophytes remains largely unrealized. In this review article, we will discuss the diversity, population and interaction of endophytes with crop plants as well as potential applications in abiotic stress management. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Publication: | Microorganisms |
| Publisher: | MDPI AG |
| Additional Information: | The copyright for this article belongs to Authors |
| Department/Centre: | Division of Biological Sciences > Biochemistry |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Nov 2021 11:13 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Nov 2021 11:13 |
| URI: | http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/69829 |
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