Microbial Endophytes and Plant Growth

Beneficial Interactions and Applications

1st Edition - November 19, 2022
Imprint: Academic Press
Editors: Manoj Kumar Solanki, Mukesh Kumar Yadav, Bhim Pratap Singh, Vijai Kumar Gupta
Language: English
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Microbial Endophytes and Plant Growth: Beneficial Interactions and Applications explains how modern molecular tools can unlock the plant's microbial network, building the bridge between plant and environment. Chapters describe the usefulness of the endophytic microbiome of different crops, including cereals, vegetables and horticulture, and delve into the latest research surrounding the applications of plant-microbe interactions in improving plant growth. Other topics discussed include root endophytes and their role in plant fitness, seed associated endophytes and their functions, and microbial endophytes and nanotechnology.

This is a one-stop resource for scientists wanting access to the latest research in plant microbiology. The book also provides advanced techniques for using multi-omics approaches to study plant-microbe interactions, providing readers with a practical approach.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
List of contributors
Chapter 1. Microbial endophytes’ association and application in plant health: an overview
Abstract
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Microbial endophytes
1.3 Applications of microbial endophytes
1.4 Major constrains and future prospectus
References
Chapter 2. Endophytes: a potential bioagent for plant disease management
Abstract
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Colonization of endophytes
2.3 Diversity of microbes in the medicinal plant
2.4 Ecology of the medicinal plant-associated microbiome
2.5 Plant disease management
2.6 Volatile and non-volatile compounds produced by endophytes for plant disease management
2.7 The mechanism of plant disease management
2.8 Conclusion and future perspectives
Author contributions
Conflict of interest
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 3. Role of bacterial endophytes in plant stress tolerance: current research and future outlook
Abstract
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Role of bacterial endophytes under biotic stress in plants
3.3 Role of bacterial endophytes under abiotic stress in plants
3.4 Inoculant formulations to use endophytes as a biotool for plant stress relief
3.5 Future perspectives
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 4. Endophytic bacteria to control plant viruses: an overview
Abstract
4.1 Introduction
4.2 The phenomenon of endophytic microorganisms
4.3 Plant viruses and viral diseases
4.4 Plant protection using endophytic microorganisms
4.5 Endophytic microorganisms and systemic resistance to viruses
4.6 Influence of plant growth-promoting strains of microorganisms on virus vectors
4.7 The direct influence of endophytes on viral particles
4.8 Conclusion
References
Chapter 5. The potential of endophytes to sustain plant performance in a climate change scenario
Abstract
5.1 Introduction
5.2 What are endophytes?
5.3 Isolation of microbial endophytes
5.4 Endophytes–host plant interactions
5.5 Beneficial key roles of endophytes as a biocontrol agent
5.6 Mechanisms of endophytes as biofertilizers
5.7 Potential of endophytes to stimulate host defense mechanisms
5.8 Bio-compounds produced in the endophyte-plant synergy against biotic stresses
5.9 Compounds that may improve endophytic colonization and factors would diminish microbial performance
5.10 Influence of endophytes in plant responses to abiotic stresses for a sustainable remedy to climate change mitigation
5.11 Microbial endophytes’ bioremediation potential
5.12 Conclusions
References
Chapter 6. Endophytic microbes from medicinal plants, their antimicrobial potential, and role in green agriculture
Abstract
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Different types of endophytic microbes
6.3 Endophytes microbes and host plant interaction
6.4 Endophytic microbes related to medicinal plants
6.5 Different types of endophytes associated with medicinal plants
6.6 Endophytic microbes related to tomato, potato, legumes, and fruits
6.7 Role of endophytic microbes in plant growth
6.8 Role of endophytes in biological control and phosphate solubilization
6.9 Mode of action of endophytic microbes in plant growth promoting rhizobacteria and biocontrol, phosphate solubilization
6.10 Major metabolites, antimicrobial compounds origin from agricultural important endophytic microbes
6.11 Conclusion and future prospective
Acknowledgement
References
Chapter 7. Mangrove endophytes and their natural metabolites: role in promoting plant health
Abstract
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Mangrove plants and their endophytes
7.3 Mangrove endophytes and their metabolites with a role in plant health
7.4 Avicennia endophytes and their metabolites with a role in plant health
7.5 Conclusions and prospects
References
Chapter 8. Role of fungal endophytes on mycorrhizal-plant association and its impact on plant fitness
Abstract
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Belowground root associated fungi-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi interaction
8.3 Aboveground fungal endophytes–arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi interactions
8.4 Concluding remarks
Acknowledgements
References
Chapter 9. Postharvest disease management of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) using endophytic actinobacteria as natural biocontrol agent
Abstract
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Major postharvest diseases and their causative agents
9.3 Endophytic actinobacteria for disease suppression in Tomato
9.4 Commercial strains of actinobacteria available in the market
9.5 Future prospects
9.6 Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References
Further reading
Chapter 10. Endophyte mediated plant health via phytohormones and biomolecules
Abstract
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Phytohormones by endophytes
10.3 Biomolecules contributed by endophytes
10.4 Mechanisms of endophyte mediated disease control
10.5 Conclusion and future outlook
References
Chapter 11. Bacterial endophytes as bioinoculant: microbial functions and applications toward sustainable farming
Abstract
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Diversity of bacterial endophytes isolated from different plants
11.3 Role of bacterial endophytes as bioinoculants in agriculture
11.4 Approach for development of bioinoculants
11.5 Conclusions and future perspectives
References
Chapter 12. Endophytic fungi of the genus Talaromyces and plant health
Abstract
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Notes on taxonomy
12.3 Endophytic occurrence of Talaromyces species
12.4 Interactions with plants
12.5 Use in crop protection
12.6 Conclusions
References
Chapter 13. Biogenic synthesis of nanoparticles by amalgamating microbial endophytes: potential environmental applications and future perspectives
Abstract
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Endophytes and nanoparticles
13.3 Isolation technique of endophytic microorganism
13.4 Nanoparticle synthesis by amalgamating endophytic microorganisms
13.5 Effect of various parameters during nanoparticles synthesis
13.6 Characterization of synthesized nanoparticle
13.7 Application of endophytic nanoparticles
13.8 Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 14. Beneficial endophytic Trichoderma functions in plant health management
Abstract
14.1 Introduction
14.2 Host range and diversity
14.3 Mechanism of plant interaction
14.4 Plant fitness responses by endophytic Trichoderma
14.5 Conclusion and future perspectives
References
Chapter 15. Environmental factors and plant–microbes (endophytes) interaction: an overview and future outlook
Abstract
15.1 Introduction
15.2 Distribution and occurrence of endophytes
15.3 Endophyte function as genetic alternation in the host
15.4 Mechanisms and application of endophytes in environmental stresses
15.5 Hypothetical mechanisms promoting abiotic stress tolerance in plants mediated by endophytes
15.6 Challenges in biopesticides development with endophytes for environmental stresses mitigation
15.7 Conclusion and future outlook
Conflict of interest
Acknowledgment
References
Chapter 16. Endophytic Fusarium and their association with plant growth
Abstract
16.1 Introduction
16.2 A fine line-endophytic Fusarium either pathogenic or nonpathogenic organism
16.3 Endophytic Fusarium and their association with plant
16.4 Endophytic Fusarium and their role in plant growth
16.5 Conclusion and future outlook
References
Chapter 17. Microbial endophytes as probiotics for the plant health: an overview
Abstract
17.1 Introduction
17.2 Plant probiotics endophytes
17.3 Effect on plant health
17.4 Potential use of endophytic probiotics in industries
17.5 Genome mapping of potential endophytes
17.6 Progress and developments of endophytic probiotics
17.7 Conclusive remarks
References
Chapter 18. Efficacy of microbial endophytes in bioremediation: current research and future outlook
Abstract
18.1 Introduction
18.2 Sources of toxic trace elements and their impacts on soil health
18.3 Potentiality of endophytes for the remediation of toxic trace elements
18.4 Future research strategies
References
Further reading
Index

Manoj Kumar Solanki

Manoj Kumar Solanki is currently employed as a scientist in the Institute of Biology, Biotechnology, and Environment Protection of the Faculty of Natural Sciences at the University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland. In 2006, he received his master’s degree in microbiology from Barkatullah University, and in 2013, he received his Ph.D. in Microbiology from Rani Durgawati University in India. He also served as a research associate in a DBTfunded project at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in India. He received a visiting scientist fellowship from the Guangxi Academy of Agriculture Sciences in China from 2013 to 2015, as well as a visiting scientist fellowship from the Volcani Center, Agricultural Research Organization in Israel from 2016 to 2020. He has been involved in numerous research activities on plants-microbes interaction, soil microbiology, plant disease management, enzymology, and microbial genome analysis during his research career, and has published a number of publications in prestigious peer-reviewed international journals and books. He is also expanding his knowledge of agriculturally significant microorganisms, with a focus on soil and crop health management, among other things as well as worked as associate/guest editor for various journals and has sound expertise in editing books and reviewing articles.

Affiliations and expertise

University of Silesia, Poland

Mukesh Kumar Yadav

Dr. Mukesh Kumar Yadav, is working as an Associate Professor at the Department of Microbiology, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, Punjab, India. He has more than 15 years of research experience in the field of microbiology in general and microbial biofilms, host-pathogen interaction and endophytes in particular. In his laboratory, Dr. Yadav’s is working on microbial biofilms, antimicrobial resistance, pathogenesis and identification of novel pathways for the development of new antimicrobial/antibiofilm compounds. Dr. Yadav has published more than 74 research articles and received research grants from various funding agencies like, NRF Korea, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Department of Science and Technology (DST), Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and University Grant Commission (UGC).

Affiliations and expertise

Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, Punjab, India

Bhim Pratap Singh

Dr. Singh is Associate Professor in the Department of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences at National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship & Management (NIFTEM), An Institute of National Importance (INI), under the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Government of India. Dr. Singh has obtained his Ph.D. from the Department of Biotechnology, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, India while working in the Indian Agricultural Research Institute-National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms (ICAR-NBAIM), Mau, India completed his post graduate training at the National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (ICAR-NBPGR), Pusa campus, New Delhi on Genetic Diversity of Barley Landraces by using RAPD markers. Dr. Singh has authored more than 100 research papers and book chapters in journals and books of international repute. Dr. Singh edited six books published by Springer and Elsevier. He is a member of the Association of Microbiologist of India (AMI), the Asian PGPR society for Sustainable Agriculture, the Mushroom Society of India (MSI), and the Indian Science Congress (ISC). He received several prestigious awards from agencies such as DST, New Delhi and other agencies in the field of Microbial Diversity. Dr Singh has served as guest editors in many journals like Frontiers in Microbiology, Biology-MDPI, Journal of Fungi-MDPI, Frontiers in Molecular biosciences etc. His major research areas are in postharvest disease management using natural agents and improving the shelf life of fresh commodities to reduce food loss happening during the food supply chain.

Affiliations and expertise

Associate Professor, Department of Agriculture & Environmental Sciences (AES), National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship & Management (NIFTEM), An Institute of National Importance (INI), Haryana, India

Vijai Kumar Gupta

Dr. Vijai Kumar Gupta holds a doctoral degree in Microbiology from Dr RML Avadh University, India. Currently, he is working as Senior Fellow and Group Leader at Center for Safe and Improved Foods & Biorefining and Advanced Materials Research Center, SRUC, Edinburgh, UK. Dr Gupta is an expert in Biomass Valorisation, Microbial Engineering Biotechnologies, Enzyme and Bioprocessing Technologies, Bioactive Natural Products, and Functional Microbiome. Overall focus of his research is on developing bioprocess technologies to valorise available bioresources for the production of value-added biochemicals, bioproducts, and fuels and their potential to address the key challenges in agri-food-pharma-environment importance. He has published several peer-reviewed publications, 48 book chapters and 42 books in his hands.

Affiliations and expertise

Associate Professor (Biochemistry), AgroBioSciences (AgBS)/Chemical and Biochemical Sciences (CBS), Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), Morocco

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