What Is There in Seeds? Vertically Transmitted Endophytic Resources for Sustainable Improvement in Plant Growth

Phytobeneficial microbes, particularly endophytes, such as fungi and bacteria, are concomitant partners of plants throughout its developmental stages, including seed germination, root and stem growth, and fruiting. Endophytic microbes have been identified in plants that grow in a wide array of habit...

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Published inFrontiers in plant science Vol. 9; p. 24
Main Authors Shahzad, Raheem, Khan, Abdul L, Bilal, Saqib, Asaf, Sajjad, Lee, In-Jung
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 23.01.2018
Subjects
metabolite production
plant growth
Plant Science
seed endophytes
stress mitigation
vertical transmission
plant growth
vertical transmission
stress mitigation
metabolite production
seed endophytes
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Summary:Phytobeneficial microbes, particularly endophytes, such as fungi and bacteria, are concomitant partners of plants throughout its developmental stages, including seed germination, root and stem growth, and fruiting. Endophytic microbes have been identified in plants that grow in a wide array of habitats; however, seed-borne endophytic microbes have not been fully explored yet. Seed-borne endophytes are of great interest because of their vertical transmission; their potential to produce various phytohormones, enzymes, antimicrobial compounds, and other secondary metabolites; and improve plant biomass and yield under biotic and abiotic stresses. This review addresses the current knowledge on endophytes, their ability to produce metabolites, and their influence on plant growth and stress mitigation.
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Edited by: Brigitte Mauch-Mani, University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland
This article was submitted to Plant Microbe Interactions, a section of the journal Frontiers in Plant Science
Reviewed by: Grzegorz Zurek, Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute (IHAR), Poland; Alan Gange, Royal Holloway, University of London, United Kingdom
ISSN:1664-462X
1664-462X
DOI:10.3389/fpls.2018.00024