Options and opportunities for manipulation of drought traits using endophytes in crops

Dhanyalakshmi, K. H.; Mounashree, D. C.; Vidyashree, D.N.; Earanna, N.; Nataraja, K.

doi:10.1007/s40502-019-00485-5

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“…The focus must be on manipulating specific/ multiple drought adaptive traits in a broad host range for commercial applications. 29 Endophytes that are plant growth stage-, tissue- and growth condition-specific might yield better results without a trade-off on carbon use. Moreover, the mechanisms by which a selected endophyte confers drought tolerance in target hosts must be characterized for better utilization.…”

Section: The Choice Of Endophytes For Trait Activationmentioning

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Activation of drought tolerant traits in crops: endophytes as elicitors

Nataraja

Dhanyalakshmi

Govind³

et al. 2022

Plant Signaling & Behavior

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Drought challenges crop production worldwide. The issue is aggravated by frequent drought episodes and unpredictable rainfall patterns associated with global climate change. While the efforts to breed drought-resistant crop varieties are progressing, the need of the hour is immediate strategies to sustain the yields of existing ones. As per recent studies, stress adaptive traits can be activated using specific elicitors. Endophytes that inhabit host plants asymptomatically are natural elicitors/bio-stimulators capable of activating host gene expression, conferring several benefits to the hosts. This review discusses the scope of using trait-specific endophytes in activating drought adaptive traits in crop varieties.

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Section: The Choice Of Endophytes For Trait Activationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Activation of drought tolerant traits in crops: endophytes as elicitors

Nataraja

Dhanyalakshmi

Govind³

et al. 2022

Plant Signaling & Behavior

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“…There are several reports suggesting a role of endophytic fungus in stress tolerance and growth promotion (Rodriguez et al, 2004;Waqas et al, 2012;Hamayun et al, 2017;Dhanyalakshmi et al, 2019). However, the mechanism by which both fungal and plant partners are interacting and how stress tolerance is conferred by endophytic fungi are poorly understood (Johnson et al, 2018;Hyde et al, 2019).…”

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Future of Sustainable Agriculture in Saline Environments

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Vellinga²,

Barrett-Lennard

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“…Therefore, the incorporation of microbes is an alternative method for sustainable agriculture. The role of symbiotic microorganisms in the phenotypic and biochemical adjustment of plants to environmental stresses has begun to attract greater attention [ 27 , 28 , 29 ]. Using beneficial microorganisms for large-scale agricultural application requires the basic knowledge of how they interfere with the plant’s strategies to cope with drought stress, whether they provide additional cues and chemicals that help the drought-exposed plants to adapt to the stress, or whether synergistic effects from the contributions of both partners allow the better adaptation of the two symbionts to the stress.…”

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Is Endophytic Colonization of Host Plants a Method of Alleviating Drought Stress? Conceptualizing the Hidden World of Endophytes

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Prasad

Oelmüller

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IJMS

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In the wake of changing climatic conditions, plants are frequently exposed to a wide range of biotic and abiotic stresses at various stages of their development, all of which negatively affect their growth, development, and productivity. Drought is one of the most devastating abiotic stresses for most cultivated crops, particularly in arid and semiarid environments. Conventional breeding and biotechnological approaches are used to generate drought-tolerant crop plants. However, these techniques are costly and time-consuming. Plant-colonizing microbes, notably, endophytic fungi, have received increasing attention in recent years since they can boost plant growth and yield and can strengthen plant responses to abiotic stress. In this review, we describe these microorganisms and their relationship with host plants, summarize the current knowledge on how they “reprogram” the plants to promote their growth, productivity, and drought tolerance, and explain why they are promising agents in modern agriculture.

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Options and opportunities for manipulation of drought traits using endophytes in crops

Cited by 9 publications

References 75 publications

Activation of drought tolerant traits in crops: endophytes as elicitors

Activation of drought tolerant traits in crops: endophytes as elicitors

Future of Sustainable Agriculture in Saline Environments

Is Endophytic Colonization of Host Plants a Method of Alleviating Drought Stress? Conceptualizing the Hidden World of Endophytes

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