Open AccessPiriformospora indica : a new biological hardening tool for micropropagated plants
Author(s) -
Sahay N.S,
Varma A
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1999.tb08858.x
Subject(s) - plantlet , endophyte , biology , inoculation , botany , horticulture , explant culture , biochemistry , in vitro
Piriformospora indica is a novel plant growth promoting root endophyte. Regenerated plantlets of tobacco subjected to two different biological hardening techniques showed 88–94% survival when inoculated with P. indica as compared to 62% survival of uninoculated controls under similar conditions. The tendency of the plantlet to overcome the stress in terms of revival capacity was maximal in the case of P. indica as compared to the control. The fungus has the potential to render protection to the micropropagated plantlets and help them escape the ‘transient transplant shock’.