Endophytic Fungi of Tomato and Their Potential Applications for Crop Improvement
Autor: | Laura Gioia, Marta Ranesi, Sheridan L. Woo, Martina Sinno, Giada d'Errico |
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Přispěvatelé: | Sinno, M., Ranesi, M., Gioia, L., D’Errico, G., Woo, S. L. |
Rok vydání: | 2020 |
Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
Biological pest control endophytes Plant Science Biology plant pathogens 01 natural sciences Plant use of endophytic fungi in defense Crop 03 medical and health sciences biocontrol ISR lcsh:Agriculture (General) 030304 developmental biology 2. Zero hunger 0303 health sciences business.industry Host (biology) fungi food and beverages Pesticide Antimicrobial lcsh:S1-972 Biotechnology biostimulants Agriculture induced systemic resistance Food processing business Agronomy and Crop Science 010606 plant biology & botany Food Science |
Zdroj: | Agriculture Agriculture, Vol 10, Iss 587, p 587 (2020) |
Popis: | Endophytic fungi (EF) are increasingly gaining attention due to the numerous benefits many species can offer to the plant host, while reducing the application of chemicals in agriculture, thus providing advantages to human health and the environment. The growing demand for safer agrifood products and the challenge of increasing food production with a lower use of pesticides and fertilizers stimulates investigations on the use and understanding of EF. Other than direct consequences on the plant damaging agents, these microorganisms can also deliver bioactive metabolites with antimicrobial, insecticidal, or plant biostimulant activities. In tomato, EF are artificially introduced as biological control agents or naturally acquired from the surrounding environment. To date, the applications of EF to tomato has been generally limited to a restricted group of beneficial fungi. In this work, considerations are made to the effects and methods of introduction and detection of EF on tomato plants, consolidating in a review the main findings that regard pest and pathogen control, and improvement of plant performance. Moreover, a survey was undertaken of the naturally occurring constitutive endophytes present in this horticultural crop, with the aim to evaluate the potential role in the selection of new beneficial EF useful for tomato crop improvement. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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