Exploring the Potential of Endophytes in Agriculture: A Minireview

Yadav, Anurag

doi:10.15406/apar.2017.06.00221

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“…were mainly isolated from offshoots; however, they were also isolated from roots and petioles. Fungi belonging to Penicillium genera are the most common fungi reported in soil, air, and plants, playing the role of saprophytes or endophytes [60].…”

Section: Endophytes Fungal Communitymentioning

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Endophytic Fungi as Potential Biological Control Agents against Grapevine Trunk Diseases in Alentejo Region

Almeida

Concas

Campos

et al. 2020

Biology

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Grapevine trunk diseases (GTDs) are the most widespread fungal diseases, affecting grapevines in all the major growing regions of the world, and their complete eradication is still not possible. Aiming to search alternatives to avoid the spread and high incidence of these diseases, the present work intended to molecularly identify the grapevine endophytic community, the phytopathogenic fungi associated with GTDs in vineyards within the Alentejo region, and to test potential antagonist microorganisms as biological control candidates against GTDs-associated fungi. Grapevine endophytic community showed a wide variety of fungi in GTDs’ asymptomatic and symptomatic plants, nine of them previously described as GTDs-associated fungi. GTDs prevalent fungi identified in symptomatic plants were Diaporthe sp., Neofusicoccum sp., and H. viticola. Almost all these fungi were also detected in asymptomatic plants, which shows the importance of investigating the interactions of fungal communities and confirms the need for early diagnosis of these diseases. Direct inhibition antagonism tests were performed among identified endophytes and GTDs phytopathogenic fungi, and all the endophyte fungi showed potential as biocontrol agents. Our findings suggest that endophytes are promising candidates for their use in biological control due to their antagonistic activity against the mycelia growth of some GTDs-associated fungi.

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Section: Endophytes Fungal Communitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Endophytic Fungi as Potential Biological Control Agents against Grapevine Trunk Diseases in Alentejo Region

Almeida

Concas

Campos

et al. 2020

Biology

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“…Since our results showed that fertilization significantly influences the structure of soil microbial communities with an effect on the relative abundance of several beneficial microbes, we hypothesized that the application of fertilizer would also have an impact on the microbial community of endophytes in tubers. Understanding how fertilization influences endophytes is crucial for sustainable agriculture, since the manipulation of the plant microbiome could affect the plant benefits associated with the activity of endophytes [15,18].…”

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“…Some endophytes live with their host-plant in a close mutualistic relationship, providing their host plant with a wide range of benefits, while the plants provide them with a protected environment and nutrients [17]. The endophytic microbes can produce substances with antimicrobial or insecticidal effects, phytohormones altering the plant growth, iron chelators, siderophores and organic acids solubilizing phosphate complexes, or they are able to fix the atmospheric nitrogen [15,16,18] and modulate the growth of roots [19]. The presence of specific beneficial endophytes can also lead to enhancement of the nutritional composition of planted crops and their vitality [20].…”

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Microbial Communities in Soils and Endosphere of Solanum tuberosum L. and their Response to Long-Term Fertilization

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An understanding of how fertilization influences endophytes is crucial for sustainable agriculture, since the manipulation of the plant microbiome could affect plant fitness and productivity. This study was focused on the response of microbial communities in the soil and tubers to the regular application of manure (MF; 330 kg N/ha), sewage sludge (SF; 330 and SF3x; 990 kg N/ha), and chemical fertilizer (NPK; 330-90-300 kg N-P-K/ha). Unfertilized soil was used as a control (CF), and the experiment was set up at two distinct sites. All fertilization treatments significantly altered the prokaryotic and fungal communities in soil, whereas the influence of fertilization on the community of endophytes differed for each site. At the site with cambisol, prokaryotic and fungal endophytes were significantly shifted by MF and SF3 treatments. At the site with chernozem, neither the prokaryotic nor fungal endophytic communities were significantly associated with fertilization treatments. Fertilization significantly increased the relative abundance of the plant-beneficial bacteria Stenotrophomonas, Sphingomonas and the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. In tubers, the relative abundance of Fusarium was lower in MF-treated soil compared to CF. Although fertilization treatments clearly influenced the soil and endophytic community structure, we did not find any indication of human pathogens being transmitted into tubers via organic fertilizers.

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“…Thus, finding eco-friendly methods of plant disease control is of paramount importance [ 8 ]. Biocontrol offers a more sustainable alternative to chemical pesticides [ 9 ] as plant pathogens are controlled through natural antagonists [ 10 ]. Recently, special attention has focused on endophytic bacteria, symbionts residing within the plant tissues for the majority of their life cycle that not only remain asymptomatic but also have beneficial effects on their host [ 11 ].…”

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Genome Mining and Evaluation of the Biocontrol Potential of Pseudomonas fluorescens BRZ63, a New Endophyte of Oilseed Rape (Brassica napus L.) against Fungal Pathogens

Chlebek

Piński

Żur

et al. 2020

IJMS

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Endophytic bacteria hold tremendous potential for use as biocontrol agents. Our study aimed to investigate the biocontrol activity of Pseudomonas fluorescens BRZ63, a new endophyte of oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) against Rhizoctonia solani W70, Colletotrichum dematium K, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum K2291, and Fusarium avenaceum. In addition, features crucial for biocontrol, plant growth promotion, and colonization were assessed and linked with the genome sequences. The in vitro tests showed that BRZ63 significantly inhibited the mycelium growth of all tested pathogens and stimulated germination and growth of oilseed rape seedlings treated with fungal pathogens. The BRZ63 strain can benefit plants by producing biosurfactants, siderophores, indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC) deaminase, and ammonia as well as phosphate solubilization. The abilities of exopolysaccharide production, autoaggregation, and biofilm formation additionally underline its potential to plant colonization and hence biocontrol. The effective colonization properties of the BRZ63 strain were confirmed by microscopy observations of EGFP-expressing cells colonizing the root surface and epidermal cells of Arabidopsis thaliana Col-0. Genome mining identified many genes related to the biocontrol process, such as transporters, siderophores, and other secondary metabolites. All analyses revealed that the BRZ63 strain is an excellent endophytic candidate for biocontrol of various plant pathogens and plant growth promotion.

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Exploring the Potential of Endophytes in Agriculture: A Minireview

Cited by 22 publications

References 41 publications

Endophytic Fungi as Potential Biological Control Agents against Grapevine Trunk Diseases in Alentejo Region

Endophytic Fungi as Potential Biological Control Agents against Grapevine Trunk Diseases in Alentejo Region

Microbial Communities in Soils and Endosphere of Solanum tuberosum L. and their Response to Long-Term Fertilization

Genome Mining and Evaluation of the Biocontrol Potential of Pseudomonas fluorescens BRZ63, a New Endophyte of Oilseed Rape (Brassica napus L.) against Fungal Pathogens

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