Role of Useful Fungi in Agriculture Sustainability

Al-Ani, Laith Khalil Tawfeeq; Surono,; Aguilar-Marcelino, Liliana; Salazar-Vidal, Viviana; Becerra, Alejandra Gabriela; Raza, Waqas

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“…More research works should be focused on this direction. Al-Ani et al [ 222 ] suggested the need to develop new fungal-derived secondary metabolites, while improving the efficacy of mycotoxins.…”

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General Limitations to Endophytic Entomopathogenic Fungi Use as Plant Growth Promoters, Pests and Pathogens Biocontrol Agents

Bamisile

Siddiqui

Akutse

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Plants

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The multiple roles of fungal entomopathogens in host plants’ growth promotion, pest and pathogen management have drawn huge attention for investigation. Endophytic species are known to influence various activities of their associated host plants, and the endophyte-colonized plants have been demonstrated to gain huge benefits from these symbiotic associations. The potential application of fungal endophytes as alternative to inorganic fertilizers for crop improvement has often been proposed. Similarly, various strains of insect pathogenic fungi have been formulated for use as mycopesticides and have been suggested as long-term replacement for the synthetic pesticides that are commonly in use. The numerous concerns about the negative effects of synthetic chemical pesticides have also driven attention towards developing eco-friendly pest management techniques. However, several factors have been underlined to be militating the successful adoption of entomopathogenic fungi and fungal endophytes as plant promoting, pests and diseases control bio-agents. The difficulties in isolation and characterization of novel strains, negative effects of geographical location, vegetation type and human disturbance on fungal entomopathogens, are among the numerous setbacks that have been documented. Although, the latest advances in biotechnology and microbial studies have provided means of overcoming many of these problems. For instance, studies have suggested measures for mitigating the negative effects of biotic and abiotic stressors on entomopathogenic fungi in inundative application on the field, or when applied in the form of fungal endophytes. In spite of these efforts, more studies are needed to be done to achieve the goal of improving the overall effectiveness and increase in the level of acceptance of entomopathogenic fungi and their products as an integral part of the integrated pest management programs, as well as potential adoption as an alternative to inorganic fertilizers and pesticides.

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General Limitations to Endophytic Entomopathogenic Fungi Use as Plant Growth Promoters, Pests and Pathogens Biocontrol Agents

Bamisile

Siddiqui

Akutse

et al. 2021

Plants

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“…Además, los aislados Poc01 y Pae07 presentaron actividad metabólica en los 5 sustratos evaluados, así, estos aislados podrían ser considerados como agentes potenciales de biocontrol contra nematodos de musáceas, aunque harían falta más estudios con el fin de observar el comportamiento de los aislados con otras poblaciones diferentes de nematodos, con plantas o en campo, para que sean integrados a planes de manejo fitosanitario en musáceas. Este tipo de investigación aportan al manejo integrado de plagas agrícolas de una manera sustentable (Al-Ani et al, 2021).…”

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Potencial nematicida de hongos aislados de cultivos de plátano dominico hartón (Musa AAB Simmonds) del suroeste antioqueño

Pavas

Alzate-Tamayo

Calle-Restrepo

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Rev. colomb. biotecnol.

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El objetivo de este trabajo fue evaluar el potencial nematicida de aislados fúngicos provenientes de cultivos de plátano de los municipios de Andes y Jardín (Suroeste antioqueño). Se analizaron in vitro diez aislados fúngicos frente a los nematodos fitoparásitos de los géneros Meloidogyne y Radopholus. Los hongos pertenecían a los géneros Paecilomyces, Pochonia, Arthrobotrys, Lecanicillium y Metarhizium. Se realizaron pruebas metabólicas cualitativas con diversos sustratos con el fin de observar la capacidad de degradación de diferentes compuestos característicos en la estructura de huevos o juveniles de nematodos. También, se evaluó la capacidad de colonizar huevos o juveniles de Meloidogyne sp. y, la mortalidad de los aislados frente a los géneros Meloidogyne y Radopholus. Se encontró que la mayoría de los aislados fueron capaces de degradar Tween 80 (90% de los aislados), seguido de caseína (80%), gelatina (80%), Tween 20 (60%), y en menor medida quitina (40% de los aislados); además, el 30% de los aislados presentaron formación de cristales en los medios de Tween. El 70% de los aislados podían infectar huevos, mientras que el 30% restante infectaban juveniles (J2) de Meloidogyne sp., después 24 horas de incubación. En cuanto al porcentaje de mortalidad del hongo y el filtrado, se encontró que todos los aislados difieren del control (p<0.05), siendo aislados de los géneros Pochonia y Paecilomyces quienes presentaron porcentajes de mortalidad superiores al 90%.

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“…The integrated use of EPF, such as B. bassiana , in combination with other chemical pesticides has been investigated. There are suggestions that the adoption of the combination would help improve resistance management strategies and reduce ecosystem pollution due to excessive use of inorganic insecticides ( Al-Ani et al, 2021 ). In the past few decades, the combined application of biological control agents through an autodissemination strategy has also recorded a level of success.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…For studies related to endophyte-induced secondary compounds, phytohormones, and enzymes, several molecular analyses are commonly being used. The most common technologies used include liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS-MS; Wang et al, 2020 ), gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS; Elbanhawy et al, 2019 ), high pressure liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS), ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS; Cotes et al, 2020 ), nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR), headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and proteomics ( Al-Ani et al, 2021 ).…”

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“…These EPF, aside from naturally regulating insect populations by causing epizooties, have also been established to play additional multitrophic roles. They have the ability to colonize different host plants and exist in the form of fungal endophytes ( Vega et al, 2009 ; Qayyum et al, 2015 ; Bamisile et al, 2018b ; Wakil et al, 2020 ), act as rhizosphere colonizers ( Hu and St Leger, 2002 ), serve as plant pathogen antagonists ( Ownley et al, 2004 , 2010 ; Kim et al, 2008 ; Jaber and Ownley, 2018 ), plant growth promoters/biofertilizers ( Kabaluk and Ericsson, 2007 ; Elena et al, 2011 ; Sasan and Bidochka, 2012 ; Liao et al, 2014 ; Lopez and Sword, 2015 ; Jaber and Enkerli, 2017 ), and as sources of novel bioactive compounds and multiple secondary metabolites ( Tadych et al, 2009 ; Hu et al, 2016 ; Al-Ani et al, 2021 ). In addition, they can also play an essential role in the biotransformation of steroids and flavonoid glycosides ( Dymarska et al, 2017 , 2018 ).…”

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Model Application of Entomopathogenic Fungi as Alternatives to Chemical Pesticides: Prospects, Challenges, and Insights for Next-Generation Sustainable Agriculture

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In the past few decades, the control of pests and diseases of cultivated plants using natural and biological measures has drawn increasing attention in the quest to reduce the level of dependence on chemical products for agricultural production. The use of living organisms, predators, parasitoids, and microorganisms, such as viruses, bacteria, and fungi, has proven to be a viable and sustainable pest management technique. Among the aforementioned, fungi, most importantly the insect-pathogenic species, have been in use for more than 150years. These include the most popular strains belonging to the genera Beauveria, Metarhizium, Isaria, Hirsutella, and Lecanicillium. Their application is usually through an inundative approach, which inherently involves exposure of the fungal spores to unfavorable humidity, temperature, and solar radiation conditions. These abiotic factors reduce the persistence and efficacy of these insect-pathogenic fungi. Despite these limitations, over 170 strains have been formulated as mycopesticides and are available for commercial use. In the last few decades, numerous studies have suggested that these species of entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) offer far more benefits and have broader ecological functions than hitherto presumed. For instance, aside from their roles as insect killers, it has been well established that they also colonize various host plants and, hence, provide other benefits including plant pathogen antagonism and plant growth promotion and serve as sources of novel bioactive compounds and secondary metabolites, etc. In this light, the potential of EPF as alternatives or perhaps as supplements to chemical pesticides in plant protection is discussed in this review. The paper highlights the numerous benefits associated with endophytic fungal entomopathogen and host plant associations, the mechanisms involved in mediating plant defense against pests and pathogens, and the general limitations to the use of EPF in plant protection. A deeper understanding of these plant host-fungus-insect relationships could help unveil the hidden potentials of fungal endophytes, which would consequently increase the level of acceptance and adoption by users as an integral part of pest management programs and as a suitable alternative to chemical inputs toward sustainable crop production.

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Role of Useful Fungi in Agriculture Sustainability

Cited by 8 publications

References 223 publications

General Limitations to Endophytic Entomopathogenic Fungi Use as Plant Growth Promoters, Pests and Pathogens Biocontrol Agents

General Limitations to Endophytic Entomopathogenic Fungi Use as Plant Growth Promoters, Pests and Pathogens Biocontrol Agents

Potencial nematicida de hongos aislados de cultivos de plátano dominico hartón (Musa AAB Simmonds) del suroeste antioqueño

Model Application of Entomopathogenic Fungi as Alternatives to Chemical Pesticides: Prospects, Challenges, and Insights for Next-Generation Sustainable Agriculture

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