The Multifunctions and Future Prospects of Endophytes and Their Metabolites in Plant Disease Management

48Citations
Citations of this article
96Readers
Mendeley users who have this article in their library.

Abstract

Endophytes represent a ubiquitous and magical world in plants. Almost all plant species studied by different researchers have been found to harbor one or more endophytes, which protect host plants from pathogen invasion and from adverse environmental conditions. They produce various metabolites that can directly inhibit the growth of pathogens and even promote the growth and development of the host plants. In this review, we focus on the biological control of plant diseases, aiming to elucidate the contribution and key roles of endophytes and their metabolites in this field with the latest research information. Metabolites synthesized by endophytes are part of plant disease management, and the application of endophyte metabolites to induce plant resistance is very promising. Furthermore, multi-omics should be more fully utilized in plant–microbe research, especially in mining novel bioactive metabolites. We believe that the utilization of endophytes and their metabolites for plant disease management is a meaningful and promising research direction that can lead to new breakthroughs in the development of more effective and ecosystem-friendly insecticides and fungicides in modern agriculture.

Cite

CITATION STYLE

APA

Xia, Y., Liu, J., Chen, C., Mo, X., Tan, Q., He, Y., … Zhou, G. (2022, May 1). The Multifunctions and Future Prospects of Endophytes and Their Metabolites in Plant Disease Management. Microorganisms. MDPI. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10051072

Register to see more suggestions

Mendeley helps you to discover research relevant for your work.

Already have an account?

Save time finding and organizing research with Mendeley

Sign up for free