A Brief Overview of Fungal Endophytes Research on Grasses in India

Fungal endophytes are recognized as an important group of organisms with unique biological significance. Fungal endophytes aid in providing abiotic tolerance to plants like drought, temperature and biotic tolerance from insect, pathogenic infections etc. Fungal endophytes produce secondary metabolites like peptides, phenols, alkaloids, polyketides, quinones, steroids, and enzymes, which can be highly beneficial to mankind. There are only a handful of studies on the diversity, bioactivity, and metabolite production of fungal endophytes in grass hosts of India. Mycologists acknowledge the fact that fungal endophyte studies on dicot hosts engage the interest of most researchers but not with a case of grass. This paucity of research on fungal endophytes of grasses needs attention and further study. This short review seeks to compile and offer input into the study of fungal endophyte of grasses in India from 2011 to 2022 and their bioactivity.

Venkatesh J.1, Narasimhan Banu2, Karthi R. 1, Srinivasan S.1, Lakshmanan M.1, Girivasan K. P3 and Kalyanaraman Rajagopal*1 Click here to download file

Research Article | Published online : 03-Feb-2025