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5.7 Future Prospects
Considering the potential importance of siderophore in environmental, agricultural,
and medical field, there is a need to explore the molecular mechanisms of siderophore pathway (Trindade et al. 2019). Siderophore can be used in combination with
other biofertilizers to increase crop productivity. Much of the knowledge on siderophore is based on observations in vitro. However, the field conditions are marked
different from control conditions (Bossier et  al. 1988). Application of biological
inoculants for siderophore-mediated responses may pose potential biohazards
Fig. 5.1 Pattern of
accumulation of
peroxidase transcripts in
downy mildew susceptible,
resistant, and susceptible
induced with ISR 5 for
resistance (equal loading
with respect to time).
(After Saxena 2003)
Fig. 5.2 Pattern of
accumulation of
phenylalanine lyase
transcripts in downy
mildew susceptible,
resistant, and susceptible
induced for resistance.
(After, Saxena 2003)
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