Aspergillus flavus Promoted the Growth of Soybean and Sunflower Seedlings at Elevated Temperature.

ABSTRACT: The current climate changes in the form of global warming are one of the leading threats to agricultural crops (including soybean and sunflower). To enable the crops to cope with the heat stress, innovative steps are needed to be taken as soon as possible. Fungal endophytes are known to secrete secondary metabolites that promote the growth of host plants under stress conditions. Therefore, we have isolated endophytic fungus from Euphorbia indica (a wild desert plant) and tested it for plant growth promoting activities. The culture filtrate of the fungal strains exhibited the presence of secondary metabolites. Higher amounts of indole acetic acid (IAA), salicylic acid (SA), flavonoids, and phenolics have been found in the culture filtrate. The 18S rDNA sequence homology and phylogene

SUBMITTER: Ismail 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6521304 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature