Role of Defense Compounds in the Beneficial Interaction Between Arabidopsis thaliana and Piriformospora indica

Abstract

endophytes have been frequently reported to protect against plant pathogens and pests. A critical review of the literature suggests that the beneficial action of the endophytes is based on direct antimicrobial and insecticidal activity due to alkaloid production. The endophyte P. indica serves most of the agronomically desirable traits and thus serves as the model organism for crop improvement.