Piriformospora Indica a Powerful Tool for Crop Improvement

Root-inhabiting Piriformospora indica has a great potential application in the pursuit of physiological and agronomical fu n ct i o n al t rai t s fo r cro p i mp ro vemen t .P .i n d i c a i m i t a t e s t h e a p t i t u d e o f t y p i c a l a r b u s c u l a r m y c o r r h i z a l f u n g i i n n u m e r o u s realistic growth promotional aspects.Owing its exceptional advantage to be cultivated axenically, P. indica is often used as bioregulator, biofertilizer and bioprotector in many crop species.A large set of published papers suggested the paramount importance and biology behind the P .i n d i c a exploitation as biological agents in agriculture sector to improve water absorption, mineral uptake, photosynthesis, plant growth and development and crop fitness.This review will highlight the P .i n d i c a m e d i a t e d i m p r o v e d b i o m a s s , s e e d g e r m i n a t i o n a n d d e v e l o p m e n t a n d c r o p p r o d u c t i v i t y u n d e r f a v o u r a b l e environmental conditions and its efficacy towards crop sustainability in rapid environmental changes.