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Endophyte-Mediated Host Stress Tolerance as a Means for Crop Improvement

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Endophytes and Secondary Metabolites

Part of the book series: Reference Series in Phytochemistry ((RSP))

Abstract

Plants being sessile are continuously exposed to a wide range of biotic and abiotic stresses that exert adverse effect in their growth and development. Various physiological, biochemical, and molecular machineries are employed by the plants to overcome these stresses. Endophytes are mostly the symbiotic fungi and bacteria that reside inside the plant tissue and stimulate plant growth during stress conditions. Endophyte-mediated plant stress tolerance holds significant role in the analysis of plant-microbe interactions. Although still at its infancy, the endophyte-mediated host stress tolerance including drought, salinity, high-temperature stresses, and pathogenic infection has been well described in the recent times. The molecular mechanism governing the endophyte-mediated stress response includes the induction of plant stress genes and regulation of reactive oxygen species. In the present review, we discuss the evidences for bacterial and fungal endophyte-mediated stress tolerance and associated mechanisms. This information from this review will help the scientific community in the development of suitable biotechnological approaches toward usage of endophyte microbes in the improvement of crop yield under multiple stress conditions.

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Abbreviations

ABA:

Abscisic acid

ACC:

1-Aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate

AHK2:

Arabidopsis histidine kinase 2

APX:

Ascorbate-dependent peroxidases

CDK:

Cyclin-dependent protein kinase

CDPK:

Calcium-dependent protein kinase

CRE1:

Cytokinin response 1

DHAR:

Dehydroascorbate reductases

GR:

Glutathione reductases

HR:

Hypersensitive responses

IAA:

Indole acetic acid

IAA:

Indole-3-acetic acid

ISR:

Induced systemic resistance

JA:

Jasmonic acid

MAPK:

Mitogen-activated protein kinase

MDHAR:

Monodehydroascorbate reductases

PAMP:

Pathogen-associated molecular patterns

PRR:

Pattern recognizing receptors

ROS:

Reactive oxygen species

SA:

Salicylic acid

SAKA:

Stress-activated mitotic kinase

SAR:

Systemic acquired resistance

SOD:

Superoxide dismutase

VOC:

Volatile organic compounds

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SN is thankful for the award of a Postdoctoral Fellowship (PDF) from the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Peoples Republic of China. BM is thankful for the award of institutional Doctoral Fellowship from Siksha O Anusandhan University, Bhubaneswar, India. The authors are thankful to the Head of the Center of Biotechnology, Siksha O Anusandhan University, and the Head of the PG Dept. of Biotechnology, Rama Devi Women’s University, for their guidance and support.

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Nanda, S., Mohanty, B., Joshi, R.K. (2019). Endophyte-Mediated Host Stress Tolerance as a Means for Crop Improvement. In: Jha, S. (eds) Endophytes and Secondary Metabolites. Reference Series in Phytochemistry. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90484-9_28

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