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Table 6.1 Benefit of endophyte and plants in coexistence
Endophyte
Host-plant
Feeding by host plant • Protection against pathogens
• Increased nutrient absorption
• Promoting plant growth
• Stress resistance
• Nutrient uptake such as nitrogen, phosphorus, and iron
• Production of vitamins
• Modulation of auxin, cytokinin, and gibberellin
• Increase the amount of root of the plant
• Compensate for cellular apoptosis caused by pathogen infection
• Preventing colonization of plant pathogens
• Preventing the penetration of insects and nematodes
Fig. 6.1 Effect of endophyte on biomass and artemisinin production of in Artemisia (Hussain et al.
2017)
Fig. 6.2 Influence of
endophyte on root growth in
rice plant (Korzekwa 2015)