Serendipita indica is a cultivable endophyte that holds a
broad host spectrum and possesses exceptional multifunctional capabilities to
promote plant performance by enhancing growth, protection and stress tolerance.
S. indica confers resistance to heavy metals, toxins and pathogens, it acts as
a biopesticide, bioprotectant and biofertilizer by enhancing secondary
metabolite production which results in early seed germination and flowering.
This easily cultivable fungus shows beneficial plant-microbe interaction and
acts as a powerful tool in improving plant growth by combatting environmental
stresses. Symbiotic association of S. indica, with cereal crops helps plants to
develop a variety of defence mechanisms by causing major morphological and
physiological changes which promote plant growth and confers resistance to
biotic and abiotic stresses. Heavy metal, drought, and salinity stress are
among the severe environmental constraints to our modern agriculture which
badly affect crop productivity in terms of growth and yield. To deal with such
abiotic stress, this fungus helps plants to undergo host-specific modulations
including gene alteration, activation of antioxidant activities, changes in
photosynthetic activities, formation of rhizosheath, etc. for an enhancement in
yield and growth of the plant. The current study exploited the effectiveness of
S. indica against abiotic stress to ameliorate tolerance in plants.
Author(s) Details
Ayushi Chauhan
Amity Institute of Microbial Technology, Amity University,
Uttar Pradesh, Noida-201303, India.
Manpreet Kaur Attri
Amity Institute of Microbial Technology, Amity University,
Uttar Pradesh, Noida-201303, India.
Monika Gupta
Amity Institute of Microbial Technology, Amity University,
Uttar Pradesh, Noida-201303, India.
Please see the link:- https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/rpmab/v4/731
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