Grass-Endophyte Interactions and Their Associated Alkaloids as a Potential Management Strategy for Plant Parasitic Nematodes

• Published in: Toxins Vol. 16; no. 6; p. 274
• Main Authors: Mwangi, Nyambura G, Stevens, Mark, Wright, Alistair J D, Edwards, Simon G, Hare, Martin C, Back, Matthew A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 01.06.2024; MDPI
• Subjects: Alkaloids; Alkaloids - pharmacology; Allelopathy; Animals; Biological activity; Biological control; Control; Drought; endophyte; Endophytes; Endophytes - metabolism; Environmental aspects; Epichloe - metabolism; Epichloë; Ergot; Ergot alkaloids; Fungi; Genotypes; Grasses; Heavy metals; Herbivores; Herbivory; Host plants; Host-bacteria relationships; induced resistance; Insects; Livestock; mechanisms; Metabolites; Mutualism; Nematoda; Nematoda - drug effects; Nematodes; Paralysis; Pests; Physiological aspects; Plant Diseases - microbiology; Plant Diseases - parasitology; Plant parasites; Poaceae - parasitology; Review; Seeds; Toxicity; Toxins; Waterlogging; United Kingdom; Europe; induced resistance; endophyte; mechanisms; Epichloë; alkaloids

Claviceptaceous endophytic fungi in the genus mostly form a symbiotic relationship with cool-season grasses. spp. are capable of producing bioactive alkaloids such as peramines, lolines, ergot alkaloids, and indole-diterpenes, which protect the host plant from herbivory by animals, insects, and nema...