Endophytes Crop Productivity and Protection Volume 2 (Sustainable Development and Biodiversity)

Table 11.2

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Bacterial and fungalstrains

Host plant

Identi

fi

ed volatile compound

Effectiveon

Effect on interacting organisms

References

range of 10

• 70%. The growth of

Candida albicans

in the presence of

VOC was reduced by 50

• 65% while

in bacteria 50

• 80% reduction in

growth was observed. Thus,

M.

tigerii

stands as a potential candidate

to be further developed into abiocontrol agent

Myrotheciuminunduatum

Acalypha indica

3-octanone, 3-octanol, and7-octen-4-ol, terpenes, organic acids,ketones, and alcohols

Fungi

VOC showed inhibitory activityagainst a number of plant pathogenicfungi including

Pythium ultimum

and

Sclerotinia sclerotiorum

Banerjee et al.(^2010

)

Nigrograna mackinnoniiE5202H

Guazumaulmifolia

Terpenes and main component of thepolyenes such as (3E,5E,7E)-nona-1,3,5,7-tetraene (NTE)

_

_

Shaw et al.(^2015

)

Phialocephala fortinii

Pinus sylvestris

b

-caryophyllene, ethanol,

acet-aldehyde, toluene

_

_

Back et al.(^2010

)

Phoma

sp.

Larreatridentate

Unique mixture of VOCs, includinga series of sesquiterpenoids, somealcohols, and several reducednaphthalene derivatives

Fungi

The volatiles of

Phoma

sp. possess

antifungal and fuel properties

Strobel et al.(^2011

)

Phomopsis

sp.

Odontoglossumsp.

Sabinene, isoamylalcohol, 2-methylpropanol, 2-propanone

Fungi

Possess antifungal properties againsta wide range of plant pathogenicfungi including:

Pythium,

Phytophthora, Sclerotinia,Rhizoctonia, Fusarium, Botrytis,Verticillium,

and

Colletotrichum

Singh et al.(^2011

)

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