Agriculture & Allied Sciences

Endophytes
Nurturing Crop Health and Sustainable Agriculture

Editors: A. K. Chakravarthy, PhD
B. Kariyanna, PhD

Endophytes

In Production
Pub Date: Forthcoming November 2025
Hardback Price: $240 US | £180 UK
Hard ISBN: 9781779640963
Pages: Est. 488pp w/index
Binding Type: Hardback / ebook
Notes: 18 color and 9 b/w illustrations


Reviews
“A welcome addition to the existing literature on endophytes. The book will open up perspectives and issues related to endophytes in the tropics and sub-tropics. The book will contribute to further advances in endophytic research and attract scientists across disciplines in agriculture, environment and industry.”
—From the Foreword by Joanna Dames, PhD, Dean of Science Faculty, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa


Endophytes are microbes that thrive on the internal tissues of plants without causing diseases. However, they are also a treasure house of secondary compounds and metabolites with a wide range of applications in different sectors. This new book, Endophytes: Nurturing Crop Health and Sustainable Agriculture, brings together recent, crucial information on the possibilities for utilization of endophytic microorganisms in agricultural practices.

This volume brings together key experimental and theoretical research on endophytes and focuses on their applications in different arenas in agriculture. The 20 chapters are categorized into four parts dealing with the roles of endophytes in soil, in plant health, in the management of pests and pathogens, and for sustainable agriculture. The chapters look at the functional roles and uses of endophytes in different aspects of agriculture, providing new information and a better understanding of the networks of the complexity associated with microbes, the agroecosystem, the environment, and human health.

Over 75 scientists working on endophytes and related fields have contributed to this volume, bringing the latest and most significant information together in a concise and meaningful manner. They explain the role of endophytes in the agricultural sector, covering the role of endophytes for enhancing crop productivity, for ensuring plant and soil health, for plant stress modulation, for enhancing plant resilience and mitigating environmental stress, as a biocontrol of soil-borne plant pathogens, for crop pest management, and more. Several chapters cover in-depth the role of endophytes in specific pest insects.

This book will be useful to microbiologists, physiologists, crop protection specialists, biotechnologists, agriculturists, and environmentalists, providing deeper insight on endophytes and their use in pest control, growth and development, as well as enhancing nutritional balance in plants.

CONTENTS:
Foreword by Joanna Dames

Preface

PART I: ENDOPHYTES: GUARDIANS OF PLANT HEALTH AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE

1. Role of Endophytic Organisms in Plant and Soil Health

Mahendru Kumar Gautam, Saurabh Kumar, Uday Pratap Singh, Ravindra Sachan, Kishan Lal, Akshay Kumar, Shiv Kant Singh Chandel, Ravi Dixit, and Keshav Babu

2. Bio-Inoculants Alleviated Seed Bio-Priming and Its Role in Management of Biotic and Abiotic Stresses in Plants
Saurabh Kumar, Mahendru Kumar Gautam, Kishan Lal, Sarvajeet, and Akash Kumar Kamal

3. Plant Stress Modulation Through the Employment of Endophytes: An Empirical Sustainable Approach
Saurabh Kumar, Dharmendra Kumar, Kishan Lal, Ram Chandra, Rajesh Kumar Pal, Siddharth Singh, Shital Dipake, and Ankit Kumar

4. Enhancing Plant Resilience: Exploring the Synergistic Interplay Between Endophytes and Nanomaterials to Mitigate Abiotic and Biotic Stress
K. U. Minchitha, S. Swetha, M. Jeeva, and A. K. Chakravarthy

5. Harnessing Endophytic Bacteria to Mitigate Environmental Stress in Diverse Abiotic Conditions: A Novel Approach for Sustainable Agriculture
M. Jeeva, M. Nithin Kumar, K. U. Minchitha, G. S. Nagananda, Sandeep Suryan, A. K. Chakravarthy, and S. Swetha

PART II: EXPLORING MICROBIAL ALLIES: ENHANCING PLANT AND SOIL HEALTH WHILE MANAGING CROP PESTS

6. Harnessing of Soil Microbes and Polyglycerol Polyricinoleate (PGPR) to Improve the Health Status of Plants and Soils and Its Role in Crop Pest Management

Saurabh Kumar, S. K. Biswas, Mahendru Kumar Gautam, Kishan Lal, Sarvajeet, and Ravi Kumar

7. Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Their Role in Biocontrol of Soil-Borne Plant Pathogens
Davis Joseph Bagyaraj, Revanna Ashwin, and Praveen Ranadev

8. Ectomycorrhizal Fungi for Biocontrol of Soil-Borne Plant Pathogens
Ashwani Tapwal, J. S. Thakur, and T. N. Lakhanpal

9. Endophytes as Bioinoculants in Enhancing Crop Productivity
K. Muthuselvam and V. Selvanarayanan

PART III: HARNESSING BIOCONTROL FOR SUSTAINABLE CROP DISEASE MANAGEMENT
10. Endophytes in Management of Diseases of Crops: Sustainable Development Goals in Agriculture

K. Dinesh, K. Sushma, Shamarao Jahagirdar, and Ajit Kumar Savani

11. Endophytes: A Biocontrol Tool for Management of Plant Diseases
Kavya Bs, Avinash Phulekar, Padmaja As, and Nagaraju N.

12. Potential of Endophytes as Biocontrol Agents in Disease Management of Fruits Crops
Manjunatha N., Ruchi Agarrwal, Jyotsana Sharma, Somnath S. Pokhare, and Nripendra V. Singh

13. Endophytes on Plant Pathogens: Influences and Interactions
Malathi Devi P. and Kariyanna B.

14. Multifaceted Interaction Between the Endophytes and Plant Pathogens: Present Understanding, and Future Prospects
C. Manjunatha, K. Aditya, D. Pramesh, S. Shreedevasena, Sahana N. Banakar, Swathi S. Patil, P. Buela Parivallal, N. Nagaraju, and M. K. Prasanna Kumar

PART IV: KEY PLAYERS IN CROP INSECT RESISTANCE AND SUSTAINABLE PEST MANAGEMENT
15. Interaction and Influence of Endophytes on Insect Resistance in Crop Plants: Problems and Prospects

P. Amirtha, M. Revathi, and V. Selvanarayanan

16. Role of Endophytes in Physiology and Development of Sucking Pests
B. Kariyanna, Remedia Presca Dcosta, M. R. Pooja, A. Maneesha, and G. Ramkumar

17. Endophytes and Their Significant Role on Feeding Behavior of Thrips
U. Spoorthi and B. Kariyanna

18. Endophytes and Their Significant Role on Feeding Behavior of Longhorn Beetles
B. Kariyanna, N. Sunitha, K. Sunil, and F. Vitali

19. Endophytes and Their Role in Management of Cotton Bollworms
N. Sai Pooja, M. Pramod Kumar, and B. Kariyanna

20. Entomopathogenic Fungal Endophytes in Sustainable Pest Management
S. N. Bhagyasree, P. R. Shashank, Archana Anokhe, and T. K. Radha


Index


About the Authors / Editors:
Editors: A. K. Chakravarthy, PhD
Former Vice President ESI, Former Head, Division of Entomology & Nematology, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bangalore, India

A. K. Chakravarthy, PhD, was formerly Head and Principal Scientist in the Division of Entomology and Nematology at the Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bangalore, India. He is the author of many books and over 320 scientific papers and 60 chapters in entomology and natural history. His interests include insects, birds, bats, rodents, and mammals. With nearly four decades of experience in teaching, research and extension, Dr. Chakravarthy has been the investigator for over 35 research projects and has guided more than 28 students for postgraduation. Recently, he has published books titled, Innovative Pest Management Approaches for the 21 st Century (Foreword by Prof. Dr. Remzi Atlihan Turkey); New Horizons in Insect Science: Towards Sustainable Pest Management (Foreword by Prof. Hiroshi Honda, Japan); Economic and Ecological Significance of Arthropods in Diversified Ecosystems: Sustaining Regulatory Mechanisms (Foreword by Fani Hatijina, Greece); Arthropod Diversity and Conservation in the Tropics and Sub-tropics (Foreword by Prof. Madhav Gadgil, India); The Black Spotted, Yellow Borer, Conogethes punctiferalis Guenee and Allied Species (Foreword by Prof. Alma Solis, USA); Experimental Techniques in Host Plant Resistance (Foreword by Prof. Michael C. Smith, USA); Genetic Methods and Tools for Managing Crop Pests (Foreword by Dr. Srinivasan Ramaswamy, Taiwan); and Advances in Pest Management in Commercial Flowers, published by Apple Academic Press.

B. Kariyanna, PhD
Scientist and Assistant Professor, Division of Fluoro-Agrochemicals, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Tarnaka, Hyderabad, India

B. Kariyanna, PhD, is a Scientist (Entomology) and Assistant Professor in the Division of Fluoro-Agrochemicals at the CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Tarnaka, Hyderabad, India. He is the author of two books, one monograph, over 50 scientific papers, and 12 chapters in entomology and molecular biology. His research interests include insects, biocontrol agents, microbes, semiochemicals, mites, and plants. Dr. Kariyanna has been an investigator for five projects. He has also been guiding students for their master and PhD programs. He has published a monograph titled The Checklist of Longhorn Beetles (Coleoptera: Ceranbycidae) from India. He is a recipient of merit gold medals during his master and PhD programs and received a DST-Inspire Fellowship (Government of India) for his doctoral research. He has both institutional and industrial experience and has worked in several industries. Dr. Kariyanna is part of several national projects and international collaborations.




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