Abstract
Piriformospora indica is an axenically cultivable root endophytic fungus which exerts plant growth-promoting effects on its host plants. To enable commercial production of its spores, Piriformospora indica was cultivated in association of nanostructured materials “zinc oxide” in a 7 L batch bioreactor called “nanoembedded fungus” a novel nano-tool such that they result in maximum biomass during growth phase and in maximum spore yield during subsequent sporulation phase. An enhancement in overall biomass productivity of about 50% when P. indica was grown with zinc oxide nanorods and also the maximum spore yield (9.25 × 109 spores/mL) was achieved in comparison to the cultivation of P. indica alone (without inclusion of nanomaterials) in bioreactor. The high spore yield obtained when cultivated with zinc nanomaterials in the chapter seems to be economical for commercial production of P. indica.
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Uma, Varma, A. (2017). Cultivation of Piriformospora indica with Nanomaterial in Bioreactor. In: Varma, A., Prasad, R., Tuteja, N. (eds) Mycorrhiza - Eco-Physiology, Secondary Metabolites, Nanomaterials. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57849-1_17
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