Special Issue "Microbial Endophytes: Functional Biology and Applications"

A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Microbe Interactions".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2021.

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Gustavo Santoyo
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Genomic Diversity Laboratory, Institute of Biological and Chemical Research,Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo, Morelia 58030, Mexico
Interests: plant growth-promoting bacteria; rhizosphere ecology; genome diversity; biocontrol; microbial mats
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Prof. Dr. James White
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Department of Plant Biology, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
Interests: plant microbes; endophytes; rhizophagy cycle
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Dr. Ajay Kumar
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Agriculture Resaerch Organization, Volcani Centre, Rishon 7505101, Israel
Interests: bacterial endophytes; rhizosphere microbiology; plant microbe interactions; fungal endophytes
Prof. Dr. Virendra Mishra
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Institute of Environment and Sustainale Development, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India
Interests: rhizome endophytes; wastewater treatment; rhizospheric remediation

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The need for sustainable agricultural and horticultural practices and the changing agro-climatic conditions demand intensive research on endophytic microorganisms. Endophytes have been demonstrated to have significant applications in the management of the challenges associated with an increasing population, polluted lands, and other harsh environmental conditions. Currently, agronomic or horticulture practices are largely dependent on heavy input from chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and fungicides. However, these are known to cause irreparable damage to the environment and to soil, as well as to human beings. Considering these severe challenges associated with agricultural productivity, sustainable horticultural practices, and the management of environmental remediation, the microorganisms reserved within plants as endophytes may represent the perfect solution as they can help to manage these issues naturally. The endophytic microbiome holds much responsibility when it comes to maintaining plant growth under various biotic and abiotic stress conditions due to its remarkable mechanisms for nutrient mobilization, phytohormone modulation, plant protection during pre- or postharvest storage conditions via synthesis of bioactive compounds, antibiotics, production of volatiles, etc. Hence, these natural resources may potentially help to achieve a sustainable agricultural or horticultural production. In this context, the current Special Issue has been launched to describe recent progress on endophytic research and emerging functional applications. Some of the issue’s focal points include but are not limited to the following:

  1. Deciphering endophytic microbial strains in abiotic stress management;
  2. Endophytic microbiome in postharvest disease management: applications and limitations in commercial up-scale production;
  3. Endophytic microbiome diversity and functional attributes;
  4. Multifaceted interactions between endophytes and plants: prospects in sustainable agriculture;
  5. Endophytic microbiome aspect in environmental contamination management.

Prof. Dr. Gustavo Santoyo
Prof. Dr. James White
Dr. Ajay Kumar
Prof. Dr. Virendra Mishra
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • endophytic diversity
  • endophytic microbiome
  • abiotic stress management
  • biocontrol mechanism
  • postharvest management

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The Potential Application of Endophytes in Management of Stress from Drought and Salinity in Crop Plants
Microorganisms 2021, 9(8), 1729; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9081729 - 13 Aug 2021
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Endophytic microorganisms present inside the host plant play an essential role in host fitness, nutrient supply and stress tolerance. Endophytes are often used in sustainable agriculture as biofertilizers, biopesticides and as inoculants to mitigate abiotic stresses including salinity, drought, cold and pH variation [...] Read more.
Endophytic microorganisms present inside the host plant play an essential role in host fitness, nutrient supply and stress tolerance. Endophytes are often used in sustainable agriculture as biofertilizers, biopesticides and as inoculants to mitigate abiotic stresses including salinity, drought, cold and pH variation in the soil. In changing climatic conditions, abiotic stresses create global challenges to achieve optimum crop yields in agricultural production. Plants experience stress conditions that involve endogenous boosting of their immune system or the overexpression of their defensive redox regulatory systems with increased reactive oxygen species (ROS). However, rising stress factors overwhelm the natural redox protection systems of plants, which leads to massive internal oxidative damage and death. Endophytes are an integral internal partner of hosts and have been shown to mitigate abiotic stresses via modulating local or systemic mechanisms and producing antioxidants to counteract ROS in plants. Advancements in omics and other technologies have been made, but potential application of endophytes remains largely unrealized. In this review article, we will discuss the diversity, population and interaction of endophytes with crop plants as well as potential applications in abiotic stress management. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Microbial Endophytes: Functional Biology and Applications)
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