The Piriformospora Indica, magic fungus and its role on sustainable agriculture

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Piriformospora indica Sebacinales Root endophytic fungi Plant growth promotion

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Danesh, Y. R.
Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Urmia University, Urmia-Iran

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The conversion of plant production systems from conventional resource exhausting to sustainable systems depends on management of environmental factors. Root-inhabiting fungi are considered as a main factor since their hyphae connect in ideal manner and challenge of the surrounding with the plant. One of these most important root endophytic fungi is Piriformospora indica. This fungus has a broad host spectrum and positively affects different aspects of plant performance. P. indica has multifunctional activities like plant growth promoter, bio-fertilizer, immune-modulator, bio-herbicide, phytoremediator, etc. Effect of P. indica has been studies on more than 150 plants. Promising outputs of laboratory experiments and small field trials indicated the need for its mass cultivation and usage. P. indica has proved to be highly beneficial endophytic fungus with high efficacy in filed.

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Danesh, Y. R. (2015). The Piriformospora Indica, magic fungus and its role on sustainable agriculture. International Journal of Agricultural Technology, 11(2), 517–523. retrieved from https://li04.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/IJAT/article/view/6314
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