Abstract
Phosphorus is one of the essential nutrients for optimum plant growth after nitrogen. Their structural and chemical complexity greatly reduces their availability to the plants and is one of the major limiting macroelements to plant growth. Phosphorus is present in both organic and inorganic forms. Though abundant amount of phosphorus is present in the soil, its availability is reduced by various environmental factors that influence bio-geo-cycling of phosphorus. Current research is mainly focused on the exploitation of endophytic fungi for solubilization of phosphorus in an efficient way. Endophytic fungi including the genera Aspergillus, Penicillium, Piriformospora, Trichoderma, Curvularia, and other class of endophytic symbionts such as AM fungi are identified as potent Phosphate solubilizers. Endophytic fungi promote plant growth by a variety of mechanisms such as solubilization of āPā-like macronutrients by different reactions, able to produce bio-control agents, i.e., antibiotics and siderophores and plant protecting agents against pathogens, synthesis of growth hormones such as gibberellins, cytokines, and auxins. Phosphate-solubilizing endophytic fungi are promising and efficient organisms capable of increasing āPā availability and the best alternative approach to chemical fertilizers.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
References
Aly AH, Debbab A, Kjer J, Proksch P (2010) Fungal endophytes from higher plants: a prolific source of phytochemicals and other bioactive natural products. Fungal Divers 41:1ā16
Ambrosini A, Beneduzi A, Stefanski T, Pinheiro F, Vargas L, Passaglia LP (2012) Screening of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria isolated from sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.). Plant Soil 356:245ā264. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-011-1079-1
Behera BC, Singdevsachan SK, Mishra RR, Dutta SK, Thatoi HN (2014) Diversity, mechanism and biotechnology of phosphate solubilizing microorganisms in mangroveāa review. Biocatal Agric Biotechnol 3:97ā110
Berruti A, Lumini E, Balestrini R, Bianciotto V (2016) Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi as natural bio-fertilizers: letās benefit from past successes. Front Microbiol 6:1559
Duponnois R, Kisa M, Plenchette C (2006) Phosphate solubilizing potential of the nematofungus Arthrobotrys oligospora. J Plant Nutr Soil Sci 169:280ā282
Forchetti G, Masciarelli O, Izaguirre MJ, Alemano S, Alvarez D, Abdala G (2010) Endophytic bacteria improve seedling growth of sunflower under water stress, produce salicylic acid, and inhibit growth of pathogenic fungi. Curr Microbiol 61:485ā493
Guleria S, Sharma K, Walia A, Chauhan A, Shirkot CK (2014) Population and functional diversity of phosphate solubilizing bacteria from apricot (Prunus Armeniaca) of mid and high regions of Himachal Pradesh. Bioscan 9(2):1435ā1443
Gupta VG, Rodriguez-Couto S (eds) (2018) New and future developments in microbial biotechnology and bioengineering: penicillium system properties and applications. Elsevier
Hardoim PR, van Overbeek LS, Berg G, PirttilƤ AM, Compant S, Campisano A et al (2015) The hidden world within plants: ecological and evolutionary considerations for defining functioning of microbial endophytes. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev 79:293ā320
Hodgson S, Cates C, Hodgson J, Morley NJ, Sutton BC, Gange AC (2014) Vertical transmission of fungal endophytes is widespread in forbs. Ecol Evol 4:1199ā1208
IJdo M, Cranenbrouck S, Declerck S (2011) Methods for large-scale production of AM fungi: past, present, and future. Mycorrhiza 21:1ā16
Joseph B, Priya RM (2011) Bioactive compounds from endophytes and their potential in pharmaceutical effect: a review. Am J Biochem Mol Biol 1(3):291ā309
Kasotia A, Choudhary DK (2014) Role of endophytic microbes in mitigation of abiotic stress in plants. In: Ahmad P, Rasool S (eds) Emerging technologies and management of crop stress tolerance. Elsevier, New York, pp 97ā108
Khan MS, Zaidi A, Ahemad M, Oves M, Wani PA (2010) Plant growth promotion by phosphate solubilizing fungi-current perspective. Arch Agron Soil Sci 56:73ā98
Kour D, Rana KL, Yadav AN, Yadav N, Kumar V, Kumar A, Sayyed RZ, Hesham AE-L, Dhaliwal HS, Saxena AK (2019a) Drought-tolerant phosphorus-solubilizing microbes: biodiversity and biotechnological applications for alleviation of drought stress in plants. In: Sayyed RZ, Arora NK, Reddy MS (eds) Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria for sustainable stress management, Volume 1: Rhizobacteria in abiotic stress management. Springer, Singapore, pp 255ā308. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-6536-2_13
Kour D, Rana KL, Yadav N, Yadav AN, Kumar A, Meena VS, Singh B, Chauhan VS, Dhaliwal HS, Saxena AK (2019b) Rhizospheric microbiomes: biodiversity, mechanisms of plant growth promotion, and biotechnological applications for sustainable agriculture. In: Kumar A, Meena VS (eds) Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria for agricultural sustainability: from theory to practices. Springer, Singapore, pp 19ā65. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7553-8_2
Kour D, Rana KL, Yadav N, Yadav AN, Singh J, Rastegari AA, Saxena AK (2019c) Agriculturally and industrially important fungi: current developments and potential biotechnological applications. In: Yadav AN, Singh S, Mishra S, Gupta A (eds) Recent advancement in white biotechnology through fungi, Volume 2: Perspective for value-added products and environments. Springer, Cham, pp 1ā64. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-14846-1_1
Kumar V, Yadav AN, Verema P, Sangwan P, Abhishake S, Singh B (2017) Ī²-Propeller phytases: diversity, catalytic attributes, current developments and potential biotechnological applications. Int J Biol Macromolec 98:595ā609
Kumar M, Kour D, Yadav AN, Saxena R, Rai PK, Jyoti A, Tomar RS (2019) Biodiversity of methylotrophic microbial communities and their potential role in mitigation of abiotic stresses in plants. Biologia 74:287ā308. https://doi.org/10.2478/s11756-019-00190-6
Kusari S, Zuhlke S, Spiteller M (2011) Effect of artificial reconstitution of the interaction between the plant Camptotheca acuminata and the fungal endophyte Fusarium solani on camptothecin biosynthesis. J Nat Prod 74(4):764ā775
Kusari S, Hertweck C, Spiteller M (2012) Chemical ecology of endophytic fungi: origins of secondary metabolites. Chem Biol 19(7):792ā798
Manter DK, Delgado JA, Holm DG, Stong RA (2010) Pyrosequencing reveals a highly diverse and cultivar-specific bacterial endophyte community in potato roots. Microb Ecol 60:157ā166
Mehta P, Walia A, Chauhan A, Shirkot CK (2011) Accelerated solubilization of inorganic phosphate and production of antifungal activity in soil by plant growth promoting rhizobacteria isolated from apple rhizosphere. J Mycol Plant Pathol 41(3):342ā349
Mendes GO, Moreira de Freitas AL, Pereira OL, da Silva IR, Vassilev NB, Costa MD (2013) Mechanisms of phosphate solubilization by fungal isolates when exposed to different P sources. Ann Microbiol 64:239. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13213-013-0656-3
Mingma R, Pathom-aree W, Trakulnaleamsai S, Thamchaipenet A, Duangmal K (2014) Isolation of rhizospheric and roots endophytic actinomycetes from Leguminosae plant and their activities to inhibit soybean pathogen, Xanthomonas campestris pv. glycine. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 30:271ā280
Mishra VK, Passari AK, Chandra P, Leo VV, Kumar B, Gupta VK, Singh BP (2017) Determination and production of antimicrobial compounds by Aspergillus clavatonanicus strain MJ31, an endophytic fungus from Mirabilis jalapa L. using UPLC-ESI-MS/MS and TD GC-MS. PLoS One 12(10):1ā24. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0186234
Montanez A, Blanco AR, Barlocco C, Beracochea M, Sicardi M (2012) Characterization of cultivable putative endophytic plant growth promoting bacteria associated with maize cultivars (Zea mays L.) and their inoculation effects in vitro. Appl Soil Ecol 58:21ā28
Motsara MR, Bhattacharyya PB, Srivastava B (1995) Bio-fertilizers their description and characteristics. In: Biofertilizer technology, marketing and usage, a sourcebook-cum-glossary, Fertilizer development and consultation organization 204ā204. A Bhanot Corner, 1ā2 Pamposh Enclave, New Delhi, 110048, India, pp 9ā18
Nannipieri P, Giagnoni L, Landi L, Renella G (2011) Role of phosphatase enzymes in soil. In: Bunemann E, Oberson A, Frossard E (eds) Phosphorus in action: biological processes in soil phosphorus cycling, soil biology, vol 26. Springer, Heidelberg, pp 251ā244
Narula S, Anand R, Dudeja S, Pathak D (2013) Molecular diversity of root and nodule endophytic bacteria from field pea (Pisum sativum L.). Legum Res 36:344ā350
Nelofer R, Syed Q, Nadeem M, Bashir F, Mazhar S, Hassan A (2016) Isolation of phosphorus-solubilizing fungus from soil to supplement biofertilizer. Arab J Sci Eng 41:2131ā2138
Nisa H, Kamili AN, Nawchoo IA, Shafi S, Shameem N, Bandh SA (2015) Fungal endophytes as prolific source of phytochemicals and other bioactive natural products: a review. Mic Pathog 82:50ā59
Pal S, Singh HB, Rakshit A (2014) The arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis: an underground world wide web. In: Singh DP, Singh HB (eds) Microbial communities for sustainable soil health and ecosystem productivity. Studium Press LLC, Houston, pp 219ā253
Pal S, Singh HB, Farooqui A, Rakshit A (2015) Fungal biofertilizers in Indian agriculture: perception, demand and promotion. J Eco-friendly Agric 10:101ā113
Panhwar QA, Jusop S, Naher UA, Othman R, Razi MI (2013) Application of potential phosphate-solubilizing bacteria and organic acids on phosphate solubilization from phosphate rock in aerobic rice. Sci World J 2013:272409
Piromyou P, Greetatorn T, Teamtisong K, Okubo T, Shinoda R, Nuntakij A, Tittabutr P, Boonkerd N, Minamisawa K, Teaumroong N (2015) Preferential association of endophytic Bradyrhizobia with different rice cultivars and its implications for rice endophyte evolution. Appl Environ Microbiol 81:3049ā3061
Porras-Alfaro A, Bayman P (2011) Hidden fungi, emergent properties: endophytes and micro-biomes. Annu Rev Phytopathol 49:291ā315
Pradhan S, Sukla LB (2005) Solubilization of inorganic phosphates by fungi isolated from agriculture soil. Afr J Biotechnol 5:850ā854
Prasanna A, Deepa V, Murthy PB, Deecaraman M, Sridhar R, Dhandapani P (2011) Insoluble phosphate solubilization by bacterial strains isolated from rice rhizosphere soils from southern India. Int J Soil Sci 6(2):134ā141
Priyadharsini P, Muthukumar T (2017) The root endophytic fungus Curvularia geniculata from Parthenium hysterophorus roots improves plant growth through phosphate solubilization and phytohormone production. Fungal Ecol 27:69ā77
Rado R, Andrianarisoa B, Ravelomanantsoa S, Rakotoarimanga N, Rahetlah V, Fienena F, Andriambeloson O (2015) Biocontrol of potato wilt by selective rhizospheric and endophytic bacteria associated with potato plant. Afr J Food Agric Nutr Dev 15:9762ā9776
Rai M, Rathod D, Agarkar G, Dar M, Brestic M, Pastore GM, Junior MRM (2014) Fungal growth promotor endophytes: a pragmatic approach towards sustainable food and agriculture. Symbiosis 62:63ā79
Rana KL, Kour D, Sheikh I, Dhiman A, Yadav N, Yadav AN, Rastegari AA, Singh K, Saxena AK (2019a) Endophytic fungi: biodiversity, ecological significance and potential industrial applications. In: Yadav AN, Mishra S, Singh S, Gupta A (eds) Recent advancement in white biotechnology through fungi, vol 1. Diversity and enzymes perspectives. Springer, Switzerland, pp 1ā62
Rana KL, Kour D, Sheikh I, Yadav N, Yadav AN, Kumar V, Singh BP, Dhaliwal HS, Saxena AK (2019b) Biodiversity of endophytic fungi from diverse niches and their biotechnological applications. In: Singh BP (ed) Advances in endophytic fungal research: present status and future challenges. Springer, Cham, pp 105ā144. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03589-1_6
Rana KL, Kour D, Yadav AN (2019c) Endophytic microbiomes: biodiversity, ecological significance and biotechnological applications. Res J Biotechnol 14:142ā162
Rodriguez H, Fraga R, Gonzalez T, Bashan Y (2006) Genetics of phosphate solubilization and its potential applications for improving plant growth-promoting bacteria. Plant and soil 287:15ā21
Sadhana B (2014) Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) as a bio-fertilizer-a review. Int J Curr Microbiol App Sci 3:384ā400
Saini R, Dudeja SS, Giri R, Kumar V (2015) Isolation, characterization, and evaluation of bacterial root and nodule endophytes from chickpea cultivated in Northern India. J Basic Microbiol 55:74ā81
Schreiner RP, Bethlenfalvay GJ (2003) Crop residue and Collembola interact to determine the growth of mycorrhizal pea plants. Biol Fertil Soils 39(1):1ā8
Selvakumar G, Kim K, Walitang D, Chanratana M, Kang Y, Chung B, Sa T (2016) Trap culture technique for propagation of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi using different host plants. Korean J Soil Sci Fertil 49:608ā613
Senthil Kumar CM, Jacob TK, Devasahayam S, Thomas S, Geethu C (2018) Multifarious plant growth promotion by an entomopathogenic fungus Lecanicillium psalliotae. Microbiol Res 207:153ā160
Sharma SB, Sayyed RZ, Trivedi MH, Gobi TA (2013) Phosphate solubilizing microbes: sustainable approach for managing phosphorus deficiency in agricultural soils. Springerplus 2:587
Singh SR, Singh U, Chaubey AK, Bhat MI (2010) Mycorrhizal fungi for sustainable agricultureāa review. Agric Rev 31:93ā104
Smith SR (1995) Agricultural recycling of sewage sludge and the environment. CAB international
Soni R, Yadav SK, Rajput AS (2018) ACC-deaminase producing rhizobacteria: prospects and application as stress busters for stressed agriculture. In: Panpatte DG, Jhala YK, Shelat HN, Vyas RV (eds) Microorganisms for green revolution. Springer, New Delhi, pp 161ā175
Suman A, Yadav AN, Verma P (2016) Endophytic microbes in crops: diversity and beneficial impact for sustainable agriculture. In: Singh DP, Abhilash P, Prabha R (eds) Microbial inoculants in sustainable agricultural productivity, research perspectives. Springer, New Delhi, pp 117ā143. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2647-5_7
Suyal DC, Yadav A, Shouche Y, Goel R (2015) Bacterial diversity and community structure of Western Indian Himalayan red kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) rhizosphere as revealed by 16S rRNA gene sequences. Biologia 70:305ā313
Tariq M, Hameed S, Yasmeen T, Zahid M, Zafar M (2014) Molecular characterization and identification of plant growth promoting endophytic bacteria isolated from the root nodules of pea (Pisum sativum L.). World J Microbiol Biotechnol 30:719ā725
Thanh DTN, Diep CN (2014) Isolation, characterization and identification of endophytic bacteria in maize (Zea mays L.) cultivated on Acrisols of the Southeast of Vietnam. Am J Life Sci 2:224ā233
Uzma F, Hashem A, Murthy N, Mohan HD, Kamath PV, Singh BP, Venkataramana M, Gupta VK, Siddaiah CN, Chowdappa S, Alqaeawi AA, Abd Allah EF (2018) Endophytic fungi alternative sources of cytotoxic compounds: a review. Front Pharmacol 9(309):1ā37. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2018.00309
Verma P, Yadav AN, Shukla L, Saxena AK, Suman A (2015) Hydrolytic enzymes production by thermotolerant Bacillus altitudinis IARI-MB-9 and Gulbenkiania mobilis IARI-MB-18 isolated from Manikaran hot springs. Int J Adv Res 3:1241ā1250
Verma P, Yadav AN, Khannam KS, Kumar S, Saxena AK, Suman A (2016a) Molecular diversity and multifarious plant growth promoting attributes of bacilli associated with wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) rhizosphere from six diverse agro-ecological zones of India. J Basic Microbiol 56:44ā58
Verma P, Yadav AN, Khannam KS, Mishra S, Kumar S, Saxena AK, Suman A (2016b) Appraisal of diversity and functional attributes of thermotolerant wheat associated bacteria from the peninsular zone of India. Saudi J Biol Sci. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sjbs.2016.01.042
Verma P, Yadav AN, Kumar V, Singh DP, Saxena AK (2017) Beneficial plant-microbes interactions: biodiversity of microbes from diverse extreme environments and its impact for crops improvement. In: Singh DP, Singh HB, Prabha R (eds) Plant-microbe interactions in agro-ecological perspectives. Springer Nature, Singapore, pp 543ā580. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6593-4_22
Walia A, Mehta P, Chauhan A, Shirkot CK (2013a) Antagonistic activity of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria isolated from tomato rhizosphere against soil borne fungal plant pathogens. Int J Agri Environ Biotechnol 6(4):587ā595
Walia A, Mehta P, Chauhan A, Shirkot CK (2013b) Effect of Bacillus sp. strain CKT1 as inoculums on growth of tomato seedlings under net house conditions. Proc Natl Acad Sci India Sect B Biol Sci 84(1):144ā155
Walia A, Guleria S, Chauhan A, Mehta P (2017) Endophytic bacteria: role in phosphate solubilization. In: Maheshwari DK, Annapurna K (eds) Endophytes: crop productivity and protection, sustainable development and biodiversity. Springer, Berlin, pp 1ā33
Wang H, Liu S, Zhai L, Zhang J, Ren T, Fan B, Liu H (2015) Preparation and utilization of phosphate bio-fertilizers using agricultural waste. J Int Agric Adv 14:158ā167
Yadav AN (2019) Endophytic fungi for plant growth promotion and adaptation under abiotic stress conditions. Acta Sci Agric 3:91ā93
Yadav N, Yadav AN (2019) Actinobacteria for sustainable agriculture. J Appl Biotechnol Bioeng 6:38ā41
Yadav AN, Kumar V, Prasad R, Saxena AK, Dhaliwal HS (2018a) Microbiome in crops: diversity, distribution and potential role in crops improvements. In: Prasad R, Gill SS, Tuteja N (eds) Crop improvement through microbial biotechnology. Elsevier, New York, pp 305ā332
Yadav AN, Verma P, Kumar V, Sangwan P, Mishra S, Panjiar N, Gupta VK, Saxena AK (2018b) Biodiversity of the genus penicillium in different habitats. In: Gupta VK, Rodriguez-Couto S (eds) New and future developments in microbial biotechnology and bioengineering, penicillium system properties and applications. Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp 3ā18. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-444-63501-3.00001-6
Yadav AN, Gulati S, Sharma D, Singh RN, Rajawat MVS, Kumar R et al (2019a) Seasonal variations in culturable archaea and their plant growth promoting attributes to predict their role in establishment of vegetation in Rann of Kutch. Biologia 74:1031ā1043. https://doi.org/10.2478/s11756-019-00259-2
Yadav AN, Yadav N, Sachan SG, Saxena AK (2019b) Biodiversity of psychrotrophic microbes and their biotechnological applications. J Appl Biol Biotechnol 7:99ā108
Yadav AN, Mishra S, Singh S, Gupta A (2019c) Recent advancement in white biotechnology through fungi. Volume 1: Diversity and enzymes perspectives. Springer, Cham
Yadav AN, Singh S, Mishra S, Gupta A (2019d) Recent advancement in white biotechnology through fungi. Volume 2: Perspective for value-added products and environments. Springer, Cham
Yadav AN, Singh S, Mishra S, Gupta A (2019e) Recent advancement in white biotechnology through fungi. Volume 3: Perspective for sustainable environments. Springer, Cham
Yin Z, Shi F, Jiang H, Roberts DP, Chen S, Fan B (2015) Phosphate solubilization and promotion of maize growth by Penicillium oxalicum P4 and Aspergillus niger P85 in a calcareous soil. Can J Microbiol 61(12):913ā923
Yin Z, Fan B, Roberts DP, Chen S, Shi F, Buyer JS, Jiang H (2017) Enhancement of maize growth and alteration of the rhizosphere microbial community by phosphate-solubilizing fungus Aspergillus aculeatus P93. J Agric Biotechnol 2(2):1ā10
Acknowledgements
The authors sincerely acknowledge the support extended from Kakatiya University, Warangal and Krishna University, Machilipatnam.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Ethics declarations
We declare no Conflict of Interest.
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
Ā© 2020 Springer Nature Switzerland AG
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Sujatha, E., Gunaswetha, K., Bramhachari, P.V. (2020). Current Perspectives on Phosphate-Solubilizing Endophytic Fungi: Ecological Significances and Biotechnological Applications. In: Yadav, A., Singh, J., Rastegari, A., Yadav, N. (eds) Plant Microbiomes for Sustainable Agriculture. Sustainable Development and Biodiversity, vol 25. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38453-1_3
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38453-1_3
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-38452-4
Online ISBN: 978-3-030-38453-1
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life SciencesBiomedical and Life Sciences (R0)