Open AccessPhytostimulating Potential of Endophytic Bacteria from Ethnomedicinal Plants of North-East Indian Himalayan Region
Author(s) -
K. Tamreihao,
Asem Kajal Devi,
Pangamba Langamba,
Heikham Naresh Singh,
Pintubala Kshetri,
Chongtham Rajiv,
Talwinder Singh,
Tabitha Langhu,
Susheel Kumar Sharma,
Mukhtar Ansari,
Suvra Roy
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of pure and applied microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.149
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 2581-690X
pISSN - 0973-7510
DOI - 10.22207/jpam.16.2.05
Subject(s) - agriculture , population , agroforestry , abiotic component , abiotic stress , biology , geography , environmental protection , microbiology and biotechnology , ecology , biochemistry , demography , sociology , gene
North-East Indian Himalayan Region has a humid subtropical climate having diverse ecosystems. The majority of the population of the region depends on agriculture for sustainable livelihood. However, it can produce only 1.5% of the country’s food grains, thereby importing from other parts of the country for consumption. To feed the increase in the population of the region, there is an urgent need to augment the agricultural and allied products to sustain the population and uplift the economic conditions. Plant beneficial endophytes isolated from ethnomedicinal plants of North-East India play an important role as a plant growth promoter by the production of phytohormones, solubilization and mobilization of mineral nutrients. It also indirectly promotes growth by protecting the plants from diseases through the production of antibiotics, enzymes and volatile compounds. The bacteria also have the potential to induce systemic resistance against various abiotic stresses. Since the region has various agro-climatic conditions, the plants are continuously affected by abiotic stress particularly, acidity, drought and waterlogging, there is a need to explore the indigenous endophytes that can mitigate the stress and enhance the sustainable development of agricultural products.