Functional roles of fungal endophytes in host fitness during stress conditions
2019
Shankar Naik, B.
Fungal endophytes live symbiotically within healthy plant tissues and found to be associated with all host plants studied till date in all natural ecosystems with varied geographical areas. These microbes benefit the plants by conferring resistance to several biotic and abiotic stresses and also influence the soil rhizosphere environment. The endophytic fungi may affect plant phenotypic and functional traits by promoting nutrient/mineral uptake and alters defensive pathways. The importance of fungal endophytes to ecosystem functioning via soil processes is also aroused increasing interest during the past decade as host-fungal interaction affects ecology, distribution, and diversity of plants. The present review ascertains the role of fungal endophytes on host ecological fitness during different stress conditions.
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