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Cocultivation of Piriformospora indica with Medicinal Plants: Case Studies

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Piriformospora indica is an axenically cultivable phytopromotional root endosymbiont, which mimics the capabilities of typical arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. The fungus is of utmost biotechnological importance and is multifunctional. The fungus is mass multiplied on cheap and simplified medium. Medicinal plants play an important role in supporting the health care system of both developing and developed countries. Herbal medicines are gaining popularity in day-to-day life because they are cheap, easily available and have rare or no side effects. Over 80 % of world population relies on traditional medicines, largely plant based for their primary health care needs. Therefore, awareness in the direction for enhancement of the yield of medicinal plants is one of the main objectives of the current research. In this context, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and other endophytes like P. indica play a significant role.

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Authors are thankful to Dr. Amit C. Kharkwal for providing turmeric (Curcuma longa L) data and figures. Ajit Varma is thankful to ICAR, DBT and DRDO for partial financial support.

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    Aparajita Das, Ram Prasad & Ajit Varma

  2. Defence Institute of Higher Altitude Research, Defence Research Development Organisation, Leh-Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India

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  3. Department of Biotechnology, SGB Amravati University, Amravati, 444 602, Maharashtra, India

    Shivaji Deshmukh & M. K. Rai

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Das, A., Prasad, R., Srivastava, R.B., Deshmukh, S., Rai, M.K., Varma, A. (2013). Cocultivation of Piriformospora indica with Medicinal Plants: Case Studies. In: Varma, A., Kost, G., Oelmüller, R. (eds) Piriformospora indica. Soil Biology, vol 33. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-33802-1_9

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