With the growing social concern about avoiding, or at least limiting, the use of pesticides and chemical fertilizers in favour of more sustainable, eco-friendly alternatives, the hunt for beneficial microbes and microbial-derived chemicals is becoming one of the most prominent research areas in the field of plant-microbe interactions. Bacterial and fungal endophytes are prevalent in plant tissues and have no detrimental effect. On the contrary, their occurrence is often favourable to the host, as they boost tolerance to abiotic stresses, promote development, and, more importantly, can alter plant immune response and limit pathogen invasion. Endophytic microorganisms have been frequently advocated as biocontrol agents that might be utilized as an alternative to pesticides since they often inhabit the same ecological niches as fungal and bacterial phytopathogens.
Endophytes are non-disease-causing microorganisms (bacteria and fungus) that live in plant-living tissues with a close relationship. Coevolution with their plant partners has likely resulted in contributions to a variety of plant development advantages such as overall growth, biomass productivity, resistance to abiotic and biotic stress, and nutrient absorption. This research topic aims to explore and elaborate on some of the important bottlenecks that might stand in the way of fully realizing the potential that endophytes hold for crop improvement.
To stress the need to study various facets of the endophyte-plant association for their gainful application in agriculture, this research topic will explore and accept submissions that include, but are not limited to, the themes as listed below:
- Crosstalk with plant stress and defense pathways is among the most challenging aspects resulting from the investigation on the application of endophytes having the ability to trigger plant stress and defense mechanisms.
- Cooperative Endophyte-Mediated Resistance: The issue will be focused on the topics related to endophyte-mediated resistance (EMR), ISR, and SAR
- Endophytes produce a diverse range of exploitable bioactive metabolites: An intriguing aspect of the connection between endophytes and their hosts is the ability of many microorganisms to boost plant resistance by producing a variety of bioactive metabolites. In certain circumstances, the release of volatile chemicals released by plant-associated bacteria has emerged as a viable long-term technique for preventing the spread of above-ground fungal diseases
- The rising role of endophytes in inducing the secondary metabolite production in plants for stress resistance: a molecular and evolutionary approach
With the growing social concern about avoiding, or at least limiting, the use of pesticides and chemical fertilizers in favour of more sustainable, eco-friendly alternatives, the hunt for beneficial microbes and microbial-derived chemicals is becoming one of the most prominent research areas in the field of plant-microbe interactions. Bacterial and fungal endophytes are prevalent in plant tissues and have no detrimental effect. On the contrary, their occurrence is often favourable to the host, as they boost tolerance to abiotic stresses, promote development, and, more importantly, can alter plant immune response and limit pathogen invasion. Endophytic microorganisms have been frequently advocated as biocontrol agents that might be utilized as an alternative to pesticides since they often inhabit the same ecological niches as fungal and bacterial phytopathogens.
Endophytes are non-disease-causing microorganisms (bacteria and fungus) that live in plant-living tissues with a close relationship. Coevolution with their plant partners has likely resulted in contributions to a variety of plant development advantages such as overall growth, biomass productivity, resistance to abiotic and biotic stress, and nutrient absorption. This research topic aims to explore and elaborate on some of the important bottlenecks that might stand in the way of fully realizing the potential that endophytes hold for crop improvement.
To stress the need to study various facets of the endophyte-plant association for their gainful application in agriculture, this research topic will explore and accept submissions that include, but are not limited to, the themes as listed below:
- Crosstalk with plant stress and defense pathways is among the most challenging aspects resulting from the investigation on the application of endophytes having the ability to trigger plant stress and defense mechanisms.
- Cooperative Endophyte-Mediated Resistance: The issue will be focused on the topics related to endophyte-mediated resistance (EMR), ISR, and SAR
- Endophytes produce a diverse range of exploitable bioactive metabolites: An intriguing aspect of the connection between endophytes and their hosts is the ability of many microorganisms to boost plant resistance by producing a variety of bioactive metabolites. In certain circumstances, the release of volatile chemicals released by plant-associated bacteria has emerged as a viable long-term technique for preventing the spread of above-ground fungal diseases
- The rising role of endophytes in inducing the secondary metabolite production in plants for stress resistance: a molecular and evolutionary approach