Bacterial endophytes modulates the withanolide biosynthetic pathway and physiological performance in Withania somnifera under biotic stress
Mishra, A; Singh, S Pratap; Mahfooz, S; Bhattacharya, A; Mishra, N; Shirke, P Arvind; Nautiyal, C.S.
Microbiological Research 212-213: 17-28
2018
ISSN/ISBN: 0944-5013
DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2018.04.006
Accession: 065084727
Despite the vast exploration of endophytic microbes for growth enhancement in various crops, knowledge about their impact on the production of therapeutically important secondary metabolites is scarce. In the current investigation, chitinolytic bacterial endophytes were isolated from selected medicinal plants and assessed for their mycolytic as well as plant growth promoting potentials.