Record ID No. |
6020 |
Author(s) |
Gill S. S.*, Gill R., Trivedi D. K., Anjum N. A., Sharma K. K., Ansari M. W., Ansari A. A., Johri A. K., Prasad R., Pereira E., Varma A. and Tuteja N. , 2016 |
Affiliation |
*Stress Physiology and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Centre for Biotechnology, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, India. |
Title |
Piriformospra indica: Potential and significance in Plant Stress Tolerance. |
Source. Vol.(no):Page |
Frontiers in Microbiology. 7(332). |
Categories |
Mycorrhiza General |
Subjects |
Biological Interaction Ecology |
Sub-subjects |
Hormones |
Host |
NA |
Organism |
Piriformospora indica |
Country |
India |
Abstracts |
Owing to its exceptional ability to efficiently promote plant growth, protection and stress tolerance, a mycorrhiza like endophytic Agaricomycetes fungus Piriformospora indica has received a great attention over the last few decades. P. indica is an axenically cultiviable fungus which exhibits its versatility for colonizing/hosting a broad range of
plant species through directly manipulating plant hormone-signaling pathway during the course of mutualism. P. indica-root colonization leads to a better plant performance in all respect, including enhanced root proliferation by indole-3-acetic acid production which in turn results into better nutrient-acquisition and subsequently to improved crop
growth and productivity. Additionally, P. indica can induce both local and systemic resistance to fungal and viral plant diseases through signal transduction. P. indicamediated stimulation in antioxidant defense system components and expressing stressrelated genes can confer crop/plant stress tolerance. Therefore, P. indica can biotize micropropagated plantlets and also help these plants to overcome transplantation shock. Nevertheless, it can also be involved in a more complex symbiotic relationship, such as tripartite symbiosis and can enhance population dynamic of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria. In brief, P. indica can be utilized as a plant promoter, biofertilizer, bioprotector, bioregulator, and biotization agent. The outcome of the recent literature appraised herein will help us to understand the physiological and molecular bases of mechanisms underlying P. indica-crop plant mutual relationship. Together, the discussion will be functional to comprehend the usefulness of crop plant-P. indica
association in both achieving new insights into crop protection/ improvement as well as
in sustainable agriculture production. |