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Induced Systemic Resistance by Rhizospheric Microbes

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Microbial-mediated Induced Systemic Resistance in Plants

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In a natural ecosystem, plants copiously form advantageous and constructive relations with soil microbiomes that are significant and vital for plant growth survival and, as such, influence plant biodiversity and overall ecosystem performance. Conventional and typical examples of symbiotic microbes are ecto- and endomycorrhizal fungi that assist in water and nutrients uptake and Rhizobium bacteria that fixes free atmospheric nitrogen for plant. Advantageous microorganisms in the overall microbiome of plant roots zone enhance the plant vigor. Induced systemic resistance (ISR) developed as a significant and imperative means and way by which the selected and potential plant growth-promoting microbes in the rhizosphere influence the whole plant structure for higher and better defense against the broad range of pathogens and insect herbivores. A plethora of root-associated mutualistic microbes, including mainly common microbes such as Pseudomonas, Bacillus, Trichoderma, and ecto- and endomycorrhizal species, trigger and induce the plant’s immune system for boosted defense without precisely activating the expensive defenses. A lot of research work and evidences advocate that advantageous microorganisms are firstly established as possible plant invaders, after which the plant’s immune system is triggered, while, at delayed stages of the plant-microbe interaction, the mutualists are able to trigger the plant defense mechanism to enable efficacious colonization of the plant roots.

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  1. Amity Institute of Microbial Technology (AIMT), Amity University, Sector-125, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Noida, 201313, Uttar Pradesh, India

    Manoj Kumar, Ajit Varma, Narendra Tuteja & Vivek Kumar

  2. Department of Botany, CCS University, Meerut, India

    Priyanku Teotia

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Kumar, M., Teotia, P., Varma, A., Tuteja, N., Kumar, V. (2016). Induced Systemic Resistance by Rhizospheric Microbes. In: Choudhary, D.K., Varma, A. (eds) Microbial-mediated Induced Systemic Resistance in Plants. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0388-2_13

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