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- Endophytes for a Growing World
- Endophytes for a Growing World
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Part I Introduction
- Part II Role of Endophytes in Growth and Biotic and Abiotic Stress Resistance
- 2 Searching for Novel Fungal Biological Control Agents for Plant Disease Control Among Endophytes
- 3 Application of Formulated Endophytic Entomopathogenic Fungi for Novel Plant Protection Strategies
- 4 Crossing Frontiers: Endophytic Entomopathogenic Fungi for Biological Control of Plant Diseases
- 5 Emerging Methods for Biological Control of Barley Diseases Including the Role of Endophytes
- 6 Phosphate Nutrition in Root–Fungus Interactions
- 7 From Darkness to Light: Emergence of the Mysterious Dark Septate Endophytes in Plant Growth Promotion and Stress Alleviation
- Part III Diversity and Community Ecology of Endophytes
- Part IV Endophytes for Novel Biomolecules and In Vitro Methods
- Part V Application and Commercialisation of Endophytes in Crop Production
- Index
- References
6 - Phosphate Nutrition in Root–Fungus Interactions
from Part II - Role of Endophytes in Growth and Biotic and Abiotic Stress Resistance
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 April 2019
- Endophytes for a Growing World
- Endophytes for a Growing World
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Part I Introduction
- Part II Role of Endophytes in Growth and Biotic and Abiotic Stress Resistance
- 2 Searching for Novel Fungal Biological Control Agents for Plant Disease Control Among Endophytes
- 3 Application of Formulated Endophytic Entomopathogenic Fungi for Novel Plant Protection Strategies
- 4 Crossing Frontiers: Endophytic Entomopathogenic Fungi for Biological Control of Plant Diseases
- 5 Emerging Methods for Biological Control of Barley Diseases Including the Role of Endophytes
- 6 Phosphate Nutrition in Root–Fungus Interactions
- 7 From Darkness to Light: Emergence of the Mysterious Dark Septate Endophytes in Plant Growth Promotion and Stress Alleviation
- Part III Diversity and Community Ecology of Endophytes
- Part IV Endophytes for Novel Biomolecules and In Vitro Methods
- Part V Application and Commercialisation of Endophytes in Crop Production
- Index
- References
Summary
Phosphate belongs to the major mineral nutrient category in plants and is a non-renewable resource. Many natural soils are phosphate deficient, and phosphate fixation into insoluble mineral complexes limits plant growth by decreasing root uptake. Different strategies have appeared during the evolution of land plants to cope with this situation, one of which is to interact with various microbes (bacteria and fungi) located in the plant rhizosphere. This chapter will focus on three major groups of fungi that colonise the roots of most land plants: arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (Glomeromycotina), fungi from the order Sebacinales (Basidiomycota) and the diverse form-group of dark septate endophytes (Ascomycota). Three major mechanisms of fungal contribution to plant nutrition will be discussed. First, fungi are able to solubilise phosphate from inorganic sources that are not available to plants. Second, fungi can set free mineral nutrients from organic compounds/sources. Third, fungi are able to transport phosphate along their hyphae towards the plant, thereby bridging phosphate depletion zones around the roots. In this chapter, we summarise published knowledge on this topic and present some new non-published data to complete our current model.
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- Endophytes for a Growing World , pp. 120 - 142Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019
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