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Table 11.3 Plant growth enhancement under stress conditions mediated by endophytic fungi
Stress source Mechanism
Endophyte species
Plant host
Reference
Salt tolerance Nutrient uptake
increase;
K +/Na +
homoeostasis
improvement
Piriformospora
indica
Oryza sativa L.
Porcel et al.
(2016)
Regulation in the
expression of
aquaporins
Piriformospora
indica
Solanum
lycopersicum L.
Ghorbani
et al. (2019)
Drought
tolerance
Osmotic
adjustment of the
grass tiller
meristems
Epichloë coenophiala Festuca
arundinacea Schreb
Waller et al.
(2005)
Waste water
Secretion of IAA;
Lower
concentration of
heavy metals
Penicillium roqueforti Triticum aestivum
L.
Ikram et al.
(2018)
Contaminated
soils
Increase in the
nutrient solubility
of the soil
–
–
Khan et al.
(2010)
Heavy metals accumulation as
nanoparticles
within intracellular
spaces
Fusarium oxysporum –
Durán et al.
(2011)
Al
Mineral uptake
decrease
Stemphylium
globuliferum
Trifolium
subterraneum L.
Lledó et al.
(2016)
Fusarium lateritium
Trifolium
subterraneum L.
Lledó et al.
(2016)
Stemphylium
globuliferum
Ornithopus
compressus L.
Lledó et al.
(2017)
Fusarium lateritium
Ornithopus
compressus L.
Lledó et al.
(2017)
Cd
Mineral uptake
decrease
Phialophora sp.
Salix sp.
Likar and
Regvar
(2013)
Cd and Pb
Root accumulation Exophiala pisciphila –
Zhang et al.
(2008)
Facilitating metal
transport from the
cytosol into the
vacuole
Mucor sp.
Brassicaceae
van der Ent
et al. (2013);
Verbruggen
et al. (2009)