Devi, R., Kaur, T., Kour, D., Rana, K., Yadav, A., Yadav, A. (2020). Beneficial fungal communities from different habitats and their roles in plant growth promotion and soil health. test, 5(1), 21-47. doi: 10.21608/mb.2020.32802.1016
Rubee Devi; Tanvir Kaur; Divjot Kour; Kusam Lata Rana; Ashok Yadav; Ajar Nath Yadav. "Beneficial fungal communities from different habitats and their roles in plant growth promotion and soil health". test, 5, 1, 2020, 21-47. doi: 10.21608/mb.2020.32802.1016
Devi, R., Kaur, T., Kour, D., Rana, K., Yadav, A., Yadav, A. (2020). 'Beneficial fungal communities from different habitats and their roles in plant growth promotion and soil health', test, 5(1), pp. 21-47. doi: 10.21608/mb.2020.32802.1016
Devi, R., Kaur, T., Kour, D., Rana, K., Yadav, A., Yadav, A. Beneficial fungal communities from different habitats and their roles in plant growth promotion and soil health. test, 2020; 5(1): 21-47. doi: 10.21608/mb.2020.32802.1016

Beneficial fungal communities from different habitats and their roles in plant growth promotion and soil health

Microbial Biosystems
Article 4, Volume 5, Issue 1, June 2020, Pages 21-47    PDF (699.11 K)
Document Type: Reviews
DOI: 10.21608/mb.2020.32802.1016
Authors
Rubee Devi1; Tanvir Kaur2; Divjot Kour2; Kusam Lata Rana2; Ashok Yadav3; Ajar Nath Yadav* 4
1Department of biotechnology, Dr. KSG Akal College of Agriculture, Eternal University, Baru Sahib, Sirmour-173101, Himachal Pradesh, India
2Department of Biotechnology, Dr. KSG Akal College of Agriculture, Eternal University, Sirmour-173101, Himachal Pradesh, India
3Department of Botany, BHU
4Department of Biotechnology Dr. KSG Akal College of Agriculture Eternal University, Baru Sahib Sirmour-173101, Himachal Pradesh, India
Abstract
Microbes are ubiquitous in nature, and plant-microbe interactions are a key strategy for colonizing diverse habitats. Fungi are producing a wide range of secondary metabolites and bioactive compounds, which are probable alternative sources of drugs and/or antibiotics. Fungi are associated with the crops and plays an important role in plant growth promotion and enhanced soil fertility using different PGP mechanism such as solubilization of phosphorus, zinc, potassium; production of plant growth regulator (auxins, cytokinin, gibberellins, ethylene and abscisic acid); hydrolytic enzymes (xylanases, laccase, pectinases, cellulases); and siderophores. Besides eliciting plant defence reaction against pathogens; PGP fungi also help in plant growth promotion and alleviation of different abiotic stresses under harsh environments. The PGP fungi have reported from different genera of phyla Chytridiomycota, Zygomycota, Glomeromycota, Ascomycota, and Basidiomycota. Fungi also have significant potential applications in various industries like medical, and food. In the medical applications, fungi and fungal products are used to control disease in human and animals. In the fermentation industries fungi used to make alcoholic beverages, cheeses, bread, kefir, yogurt and various other food preparations and the agricultural sectors used to make plant healthy and protects to pathogens. The present review, deals with the biodiversity of beneficial fungi from different habitats and their biotechnological applications in plant growth promotion and soil health.
Keywords
Antibiotics; Biofertilizers; Hydrolytic enzymes; Plant growth promotion; Plant growth regulators
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