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The Symbiogenic Tango: Achieving Climate-Resilient Crops Via Mutualistic Plant-Fungal Relationships

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Symbiogenics (symbio = symbiosis; genic = gene influence) embraces a fundamental aspect of biology that all complex life on this planet is symbiotic with microorganisms. Spanning the gamut from humans harboring gut microflora that aid in digestion and health to plants employing microbes to face a myriad of biotic and abiotic stresses, symbioses allow plants and animals a level of physiological and ecological performance they cannot achieve alone. In fact, symbiotic relationships are required for optimal health and survival of plants and animals. Here, we explore how some symbiotic fungal endophytes that adapt plants to high-stress habitats can be used to mitigate climate impacts in agriculture by enhancing temperature, drought, and salt tolerance of crop plants. In addition, application of symbiogenic technology to enhance agricultural sustainability and alter the trajectory of poverty in poor rural communities around the world is discussed.

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We would like to thank our AST team both past and present: Alec Stephen Baird, Alex Marcus Batson, Sang Hyun Cho, Eliza Alston Cliff, Zachery Gray, Evan David Groover, Roman Stentz Harto, Marian Jen-Mei Hsieh, Ryan John Manglona, Malia Marie Mercer, Natalie Marie Nasman, Tatiana Ariane Nicklason, Melissa Nicole Rienstra, and Leesa Lou Wright; and Mr. Anuj Dayama and Dr. Kalyan Dayama for assistance with organizing field tests in India, interpreting, and logistical support. Funding for field testing in India was supported in part by a Securing Water for Food grant from USAID (AID-OAA-A-15-0007) and a grant from the US-India Science and Technology Endowment Fund (EC-062).

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Redman, R.S., Rodriguez, R.J. (2017). The Symbiogenic Tango: Achieving Climate-Resilient Crops Via Mutualistic Plant-Fungal Relationships. In: Doty, S. (eds) Functional Importance of the Plant Microbiome. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65897-1_5

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