title: A critical review on fungi mediated plant responses with special emphasis to Piriformospora indica on improved production and protection of crops.
abstract: The beneficial fungi are potentially useful in agriculture sector to avail several services to crop plants such as water status, nutrient enrichment, stress tolerance, protection, weed control and bio-control. Natural agro-ecosystem relies on fungi because of it takes part in soil organic matter decomposition, nutrient acquisition, organic matter recycling, nutrient recycling, antagonism against plant pests, and crop management. The crucial role of fungi in normalizing the toxic effects of phenols, HCN and ROS by β-CAS, ACC demainase and antioxidant enzymes in plants is well documented. Fungi also play a part in various physiological processes such as water uptake, stomatal movement, mineral uptake, photosynthesis and biosynthesis of lignan, auxins and ethylene to improve growth and enhance plant fitness to cope heat, cold, salinity, drought and heavy metal stress. Here, we highlighted the ethylene- and cyclophilin A (CypA)-mediated response of Piriformospora indica for sustainable crop production under adverse environmental conditions.
authors.affiliation: Plant Molecular Biology Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi 110 067, India.
authors.forename: Mohammad Wahid
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Ansari
authors.forename: Dipesh Kumar
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Trivedi
authors.forename: Ranjan Kumar
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Sahoo
authors.forename: Sarvajeet Singh
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Gill
authors.forename: Narendra
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tuteja
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D000383:Agriculture; D018556:Crops, Agricultural / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000502:physiology; D021984:Cyclophilin A / Q000378:metabolism*; D005030:Ethylenes / Q000378:metabolism*; D005658:Fungi; D038821:Mycorrhizae; D013559:Symbiosis
chemical_list: D005030:Ethylenes; C036216:ethylene; D021984:Cyclophilin A
keywords: 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid; ACC; AMF; Abiotic and biotic stresses; Crop production; Crop tolerance; Cyclophilin; Ethylene; HCN; Na(+)–K(+) co-transporter; Nutrient cycling; Piriformospora indica; ROS; arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; hkt1; hydrogen cyanide; reactive oxygen species; β-CAS; β-cyanoalanine synthase