Includes bibliographical references and index.

Endophytic fungi : definitions, diversity, distribution and their significance in plant life / Alexander Schouten -- Sources, niches and routes of colonization by beneficial bacterial endophytes / St�ephane Compant and Corinne Vacher -- Analysing seed endophytes for biotechnology / Alessandro Bergna, Tomislav Cernava, Christin Zachow and Gabriele Berg -- Mitigating climate impacts on crop production via symbiosis / Rusty Rodriguez, Alec Baird, Sang Cho, Zachery Gray, Evan Groover, Roman Harto, Marian Hsieh, Katie Malmberg, Ryan Manglona, Malia Mercer, Natalie Nasman, Tatiana Nicklason, Melissa Rienstra, Alex Van Inwegen, Andy VanHooser and Regina Redman -- Endophytes as novel pest control agents : myth or reality? / Alan C. Gange, Amanda F. Currie and Jessica-Rose Spong -- Improved adaptation of temperate grasses through mutualism with fungal endophytes / John L. Caradus and Linda J. Johnson -- Interactive effects of co-occurring epichloid endophytes, rhizobia and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi modulating their benefits to grasses and legumes / Pablo Adri�an Garc�ia-Parisi and Marina Omacini -- Saving resources : the exploitation of endophytes by plants for the biosynthesis of multifunctional defense compounds / Alexander Schouten -- Bioprospecting of endophytes / Weaam Ebrahim, Sherif S. Ebada and Peter Proksch -- Prospects for biotechnological exploitation of endophytes using functional metagenomics / Melanie-Maria Obermeier and Christina A. M�uller Bogot�a -- Interplay between endophyte and host plant in the synthesis and modification of metabolites / Jutta Ludwig-M�uller.

This book gives an overview on the current knowledge about endophytic fungi and bacteria, their diversity, their relationships with plant pests and pathogens, their distribution and activities inside the plant and their (potential) applications in developing more sustainable agricultural practices. Furthermore, the identification of chemical constituents synthesized by endophytes or by the endophyte-host plant association is discussed, as they can be most relevant for identifying novel compounds significant for medicine, such as antibiotics and anticancer drugs, and for agriculture, such as biologically sound pesticides. It demonstrates that the current research on endophytes is highly technology-based on every level, relying on state-of-the-art molecular, biochemical, microscopical, computational and biological methods.

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