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This book describes the diversity and functional roles of fungal endophytes. It explains their beneficial impacts along with the practical applications in crop production. The endophytes are an important possibility for research on future medications and biopesticides in view of the production of secondary metabolites. In the context of agriculture, the book chapters delve into the biostimulant properties of endophytic fungi, offering sustainable solutions for crop production. This extends to their relationships with medicinal plants, paving the way for potential breakthroughs in medicine and agriculture alike. The book encompasses the adaptability and potential of endophytic fungi, emphasizing their future role as biostimulants for the viable bioprospecting of high-value secondary metabolites. Molecular mechanisms governing future host-endophyte interactions is discussed to provide a deeper understanding of signaling pathways.
This book is an important asset for future students, researchers in plant science, and professionals across diverse industries, fostering a nuanced comprehension of fungal endophytes and their multifaceted roles in the pursuit of future metabolic sustainability.
List of contents
Chapter 1. Classification and occurrence of fungal endophytes.- Chapter 2. Diversity and Functional Role of Fungal Endophytes.- Chapter 3. Endophytic Potassium-Solubilizing Microbes: A Sustainable Approach to Enhancing Crop Nutrition and Productivity.- Chapter 4. Fungal endophytes: Secondary metabolites and their utilization for sustainable agriculture.- Chapter 5. Role of fungal endophytes in plant health and abiotic stress management.- Chapter 6. Fungal endophytes: A resource for producing extracellular enzymes.- Chapter 7. Harnessing Endophytic Fungi for Effective Phytoremediation: Mechanisms and Applications.- Chapter 8. Endophytic Fungi: Enhancing Sustainable Agriculture through Bio-stimulation.- Chapter 9. Medicinal plants and their silent endophytic fungal allies.- Chapter 10. Potential role of endophytes in sustainable agriculture.- Chapter 11. Endophytic Fungi of Rice and Their Role in Sustainable Agriculture.- Chapter 12. Plant Endophytic Fungi: Communication Mechanism to Deal with Biotic Stress.- Chapter 13. Adaptation potential of endophytic fungi to produce secondary metabolites.- Chapter 14. Fungal endophytes: As biostimulants to facilitate viable bio-prospecting of high value secondary metabolites.
