Endophytic microorganisms: a review on insect control and recent advances on tropical plants

In the past two decades, a great deal of information on the role of endophytic microorganisms in nature has been collected. The capability of colonizing internal host tissues has made endophytes valuable for agriculture as a tool to improve crop performance. In this review, we addressed the major to...

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Autores principales: Azevedo,João Lúcio, Maccheroni Jr.,Walter, Pereira,José Odair, de Araújo,Welington Luiz
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Publicado: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso 2000
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spelling oai:scielo:S0717-345820000001000042003-08-18Endophytic microorganisms: a review on insect control and recent advances on tropical plantsAzevedo,João LúcioMaccheroni Jr.,WalterPereira,José Odairde Araújo,Welington Luiz In the past two decades, a great deal of information on the role of endophytic microorganisms in nature has been collected. The capability of colonizing internal host tissues has made endophytes valuable for agriculture as a tool to improve crop performance. In this review, we addressed the major topics concerning the control of insects-pests by endophytic microorganisms. Several examples of insect control are described, notably those involving the interactions between fungi and grazing grasses from temperate countries. The mechanisms by which endophytic fungi control insect attacks are listed and include toxin production as well as the influence of these compounds on plant and livestock and how their production may be affected by genetic and environmental conditions. The importance of endophytic entomopathogenic fungi for insect control is also addressed. As the literature has shown, there is a lack of information on endophytes from tropical hosts, which are more severely affected by pests and diseases. Having this in mind, we have included an updated and extensive literature in this review, concerning new findings from tropical plants, including the characterization of endophytic fungi and bacteria microbiota from several Amazon trees, citrus and medicinal plants among others. <A NAME="Article"></A>info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessPontificia Universidad Católica de ValparaísoElectronic Journal of Biotechnology v.3 n.1 20002000-04-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-34582000000100004en
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description In the past two decades, a great deal of information on the role of endophytic microorganisms in nature has been collected. The capability of colonizing internal host tissues has made endophytes valuable for agriculture as a tool to improve crop performance. In this review, we addressed the major topics concerning the control of insects-pests by endophytic microorganisms. Several examples of insect control are described, notably those involving the interactions between fungi and grazing grasses from temperate countries. The mechanisms by which endophytic fungi control insect attacks are listed and include toxin production as well as the influence of these compounds on plant and livestock and how their production may be affected by genetic and environmental conditions. The importance of endophytic entomopathogenic fungi for insect control is also addressed. As the literature has shown, there is a lack of information on endophytes from tropical hosts, which are more severely affected by pests and diseases. Having this in mind, we have included an updated and extensive literature in this review, concerning new findings from tropical plants, including the characterization of endophytic fungi and bacteria microbiota from several Amazon trees, citrus and medicinal plants among others. <A NAME="Article"></A>
author Azevedo,João Lúcio
Maccheroni Jr.,Walter
Pereira,José Odair
de Araújo,Welington Luiz
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Maccheroni Jr.,Walter
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Endophytic microorganisms: a review on insect control and recent advances on tropical plants
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title Endophytic microorganisms: a review on insect control and recent advances on tropical plants
title_short Endophytic microorganisms: a review on insect control and recent advances on tropical plants
title_full Endophytic microorganisms: a review on insect control and recent advances on tropical plants
title_fullStr Endophytic microorganisms: a review on insect control and recent advances on tropical plants
title_full_unstemmed Endophytic microorganisms: a review on insect control and recent advances on tropical plants
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