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Piriformospora indica Promotes Growth of Chinese Cabbage by Manipulating Auxin Homeostasis: Role of Auxin in P. indica Symbioses

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We study the symbiotic interaction of an endophytic fungus Piriformospora indica with different plant species. The ubiquitous fungus promotes growth of all plant species which have been tested so far, including the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana and the agriculturally important crop Chinese cabbage. Growth promotion of these two plant species by P. indica involves auxin; however, the role of this phytohormone in the two symbioses is quite different. The comparative analysis of these two symbioses allows interesting conclusions of how P. indica controls growth programs on the basis of different genetic backgrounds of individual plant species.

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  1. Institute of General Botany and Plant Physiology, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Dornburger Str.159, 07743, Jena, Germany

    Joy Michal Johnson, Iris Camehl, Chao Sun & Ralf Oelmüller

  2. Institute of Plant Biology, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 106, Taiwan

    Yin-Chen Lee & Kai-Wun Yeh

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  1. Amity Institute of Microbial Technology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, E-3 Block, Sector 125, Noida, 201303, Uttar Pradesh, India

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Johnson, J.M., Lee, YC., Camehl, I., Sun, C., Yeh, KW., Oelmüller, R. (2013). Piriformospora indica Promotes Growth of Chinese Cabbage by Manipulating Auxin Homeostasis: Role of Auxin in P. indica Symbioses. In: Varma, A., Kost, G., Oelmüller, R. (eds) Piriformospora indica. Soil Biology, vol 33. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-33802-1_8

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