Endophyte biotechnology : promise for agriculture and pharmacology / edited by Alexander Schouten.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schouten, Alexander.

Contributor:

Schouten, Alexander, editor.

C.A.B. International, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fungi--Biotechnology.

Fungi.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (250 pages)

Place of Publication:

Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England ; Boston, Massachusetts : CABI, [2019]

Summary:

Endophytes are bacterial and fungal microorganisms that colonize plants without usually eliciting visible disease symptoms but establishing intricate and mutually beneficial interactions with their host plant. This can lead to an increase in plant vigour, growth, development, and changes in plant metabolism. Endophytes may assist in the development of more productive and sustainable agricultural practices or discoveries of novel pharmacologicals. These elusive organisms are often overlooked and their benefits underrated. Endophytes can support plants in a variety of ways to cope with biotic and abiotic stress factors, such as drought, heat, pest and diseases. They can produce particular metabolites, facilitate access to nutrients, change the plant's chemistry, physiology and responses, or by a combination of these factors. The biosynthetic pathways present in endophytes alone or in combinations with the plant's, can lead to novel chemicals, with yet undiscovered pharmacological characteristics. With state-of-the-art knowledge on their discovery and roles, this book describes the diversity of endophytes, their value, exploitation and future challenges.Key features: Provides an overview of the endophytes that are encountered in nature.Demonstrates the beneficial effects of endophytes together with their practical applications in agriculture.Explores how endophytes are valuable candidates for research on future drugs and biopesticides.This title is a valuable resource for students and researchers in plant science and plant pathology as well as those working in the pharmaceutical and pesticide industries.

Contents:

Endophytic fungi : definitions, diversity, distribution and their significance in plant life / Alexander Schouten

Sources, niches and routes of colonization by beneficial bacterial endophytes / Stéphane Compant and Corinne Vacher

Analysing seed endophytes for biotechnology / Alessandro Bergna, Tomislav Cernava, Christin Zachow, Gabriele Berg

Mitigating climate impacts on crop production via symbiosis / Rusty Rodriguez, Alec Baird, Sang Chol, Zachery Gray, Evan Groover, Roman Harto, Marian Hsieh, Katie Malmberg, Ryan Manglona, Malia Mercer, Natalie Nasman, Tatiana Nicklason, Melissa Rienstra, Alex Van Inwegen, Andy VanHooser, Regina Redman

Endophytes as novel pest control agents : myth or reality? / Alan C. Gange, Amanda F. Currie, Jessica-Rose Spong

Improved adaptation of temperate grasses through mutualism with fungal endophytes / John L. Caradus, Linda J. Johnson

Interactive effects of co-occurring epichloid endophytes, rhizobia and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi modulating their benefits to grasses and legumes / Pablo Adrián García-Parisi, Marina Omacini

Saving resources : the exploitation of endophytes by plants for the biosynthesis of multifunctional defense compounds / Alexander Schouten

Bioprospecting of endophytes / Weaam Ebrahim, Sherif S. Ebada, Peter Proksch

Prospects for biotechnological exploitation of endophytes using functional metagenomics / Melanie M. Obermeier, Christina A. Müller

Interplay between endophyte and host plant in the synthesis and modification of metabolites / Jutta Ludwig-Müller.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781786399434

1786399431

9781786399441

178639944X