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Endophytes in Agriculture: Potential to Improve Yields and Tolerances of Agricultural Crops
Endophytic fungi and bacteria live asymptomatically within plant tissues. In recent decades, research on endophytes has revealed that their significant role in promoting plants as endophytes has been shown to enhance nutrient uptake, stress tolerance, and disease resistance in the host plants, resul...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10221004/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37317250 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11051276 |
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author | Watts, Declan Palombo, Enzo A. Jaimes Castillo, Alex Zaferanloo, Bita |
author_facet | Watts, Declan Palombo, Enzo A. Jaimes Castillo, Alex Zaferanloo, Bita |
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description | Endophytic fungi and bacteria live asymptomatically within plant tissues. In recent decades, research on endophytes has revealed that their significant role in promoting plants as endophytes has been shown to enhance nutrient uptake, stress tolerance, and disease resistance in the host plants, resulting in improved crop yields. Evidence shows that endophytes can provide improved tolerances to salinity, moisture, and drought conditions, highlighting the capacity to farm them in marginal land with the use of endophyte-based strategies. Furthermore, endophytes offer a sustainable alternative to traditional agricultural practices, reducing the need for synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, and in turn reducing the risks associated with chemical treatments. In this review, we summarise the current knowledge on endophytes in agriculture, highlighting their potential as a sustainable solution for improving crop productivity and general plant health. This review outlines key nutrient, environmental, and biotic stressors, providing examples of endophytes mitigating the effects of stress. We also discuss the challenges associated with the use of endophytes in agriculture and the need for further research to fully realise their potential. |
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spelling | pubmed-102210042023-05-28 Endophytes in Agriculture: Potential to Improve Yields and Tolerances of Agricultural Crops Watts, Declan Palombo, Enzo A. Jaimes Castillo, Alex Zaferanloo, Bita Microorganisms Review Endophytic fungi and bacteria live asymptomatically within plant tissues. In recent decades, research on endophytes has revealed that their significant role in promoting plants as endophytes has been shown to enhance nutrient uptake, stress tolerance, and disease resistance in the host plants, resulting in improved crop yields. Evidence shows that endophytes can provide improved tolerances to salinity, moisture, and drought conditions, highlighting the capacity to farm them in marginal land with the use of endophyte-based strategies. Furthermore, endophytes offer a sustainable alternative to traditional agricultural practices, reducing the need for synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, and in turn reducing the risks associated with chemical treatments. In this review, we summarise the current knowledge on endophytes in agriculture, highlighting their potential as a sustainable solution for improving crop productivity and general plant health. This review outlines key nutrient, environmental, and biotic stressors, providing examples of endophytes mitigating the effects of stress. We also discuss the challenges associated with the use of endophytes in agriculture and the need for further research to fully realise their potential. MDPI 2023-05-12 /pmc/articles/PMC10221004/ /pubmed/37317250 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11051276 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Watts, Declan Palombo, Enzo A. Jaimes Castillo, Alex Zaferanloo, Bita Endophytes in Agriculture: Potential to Improve Yields and Tolerances of Agricultural Crops |
title | Endophytes in Agriculture: Potential to Improve Yields and Tolerances of Agricultural Crops |
title_full | Endophytes in Agriculture: Potential to Improve Yields and Tolerances of Agricultural Crops |
title_fullStr | Endophytes in Agriculture: Potential to Improve Yields and Tolerances of Agricultural Crops |
title_full_unstemmed | Endophytes in Agriculture: Potential to Improve Yields and Tolerances of Agricultural Crops |
title_short | Endophytes in Agriculture: Potential to Improve Yields and Tolerances of Agricultural Crops |
title_sort | endophytes in agriculture: potential to improve yields and tolerances of agricultural crops |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10221004/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37317250 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11051276 |
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