Diversity, Lifestyle, Genomics, and Their Functional Role of <i>Cochliobolus</i>, <i>Bipolaris</i>, and <i>Curvularia</i> Species in Environmental Remediation and Plant Growth Promotion under Biotic and Abiotic Stressors
<i>Cochliobolus</i>, <i>Bipolaris</i>, and <i>Curvularia</i> genera contain various devastating plant pathogens that cause severe crop losses worldwide. The species belonging to these genera also perform a variety of diverse functions, including the remediation of...
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| author | Nasir Ali Khan Sajjad Asaf Waqar Ahmad Rahmatullah Jan Saqib Bilal Ibrahim Khan Abdul Latif Khan Kyung-Min Kim Ahmed Al-Harrasi |
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| description | <i>Cochliobolus</i>, <i>Bipolaris</i>, and <i>Curvularia</i> genera contain various devastating plant pathogens that cause severe crop losses worldwide. The species belonging to these genera also perform a variety of diverse functions, including the remediation of environmental contaminations, beneficial phytohormone production, and maintaining their lifestyle as epiphytes, endophytes, and saprophytes. Recent research has revealed that despite their pathogenic nature, these fungi also play an intriguing role in agriculture. They act as phosphate solubilizers and produce phytohormones, such as indole acetic acid (IAA) and gibberellic acid (GAs), to accelerate the growth of various plants. Some species have also been reported to play a significant role in plant growth promotion during abiotic stresses, such as salinity stress, drought stress, heat stress, and heavy metal stress, as well as act as a biocontrol agent and a potential mycoherbicide. Similarly, these species have been reported in numerous industrial applications to produce different types of secondary metabolites and biotechnological products and possess a variety of biological properties, such as antibacterial, antileishmanial, cytotoxic, phytotoxic, and antioxidant activities. Additionally, some of the species have been utilized in the production of numerous valuable industrial enzymes and biotransformation, which has an impact on the growth of crops all over the world. However, the current literature is dispersed, and some of the key areas, such as taxonomy, phylogeny, genome sequencing, phytohormonal analysis, and diversity, are still being neglected in terms of the elucidation of its mechanisms, plant growth promotion, stress tolerance, and bioremediation. In this review, we highlighted the potential role, function, and diversity of <i>Cochliobolus</i>, <i>Curvularia</i>, and <i>Bipolaris</i> for improved utilization during environmental biotechnology. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bba17efea1184e6687e0359d8d32cbe22023-11-16T21:31:13ZengMDPI AGJournal of Fungi2309-608X2023-02-019225410.3390/jof9020254Diversity, Lifestyle, Genomics, and Their Functional Role of <i>Cochliobolus</i>, <i>Bipolaris</i>, and <i>Curvularia</i> Species in Environmental Remediation and Plant Growth Promotion under Biotic and Abiotic StressorsNasir Ali Khan0Sajjad Asaf1Waqar Ahmad2Rahmatullah Jan3Saqib Bilal4Ibrahim Khan5Abdul Latif Khan6Kyung-Min Kim7Ahmed Al-Harrasi8Natural and Medical Science Research Center, University of Nizwa, Nizwa 616, OmanNatural and Medical Science Research Center, University of Nizwa, Nizwa 616, OmanDepartment of Engineering Technology, University of Houston, Sugar Land, TX 77479, USADepartment of Applied Biosciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Republic of KoreaNatural and Medical Science Research Center, University of Nizwa, Nizwa 616, OmanNatural and Medical Science Research Center, University of Nizwa, Nizwa 616, OmanDepartment of Engineering Technology, University of Houston, Sugar Land, TX 77479, USADepartment of Applied Biosciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Republic of KoreaNatural and Medical Science Research Center, University of Nizwa, Nizwa 616, Oman<i>Cochliobolus</i>, <i>Bipolaris</i>, and <i>Curvularia</i> genera contain various devastating plant pathogens that cause severe crop losses worldwide. The species belonging to these genera also perform a variety of diverse functions, including the remediation of environmental contaminations, beneficial phytohormone production, and maintaining their lifestyle as epiphytes, endophytes, and saprophytes. Recent research has revealed that despite their pathogenic nature, these fungi also play an intriguing role in agriculture. They act as phosphate solubilizers and produce phytohormones, such as indole acetic acid (IAA) and gibberellic acid (GAs), to accelerate the growth of various plants. Some species have also been reported to play a significant role in plant growth promotion during abiotic stresses, such as salinity stress, drought stress, heat stress, and heavy metal stress, as well as act as a biocontrol agent and a potential mycoherbicide. Similarly, these species have been reported in numerous industrial applications to produce different types of secondary metabolites and biotechnological products and possess a variety of biological properties, such as antibacterial, antileishmanial, cytotoxic, phytotoxic, and antioxidant activities. Additionally, some of the species have been utilized in the production of numerous valuable industrial enzymes and biotransformation, which has an impact on the growth of crops all over the world. However, the current literature is dispersed, and some of the key areas, such as taxonomy, phylogeny, genome sequencing, phytohormonal analysis, and diversity, are still being neglected in terms of the elucidation of its mechanisms, plant growth promotion, stress tolerance, and bioremediation. In this review, we highlighted the potential role, function, and diversity of <i>Cochliobolus</i>, <i>Curvularia</i>, and <i>Bipolaris</i> for improved utilization during environmental biotechnology.https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/9/2/254<i>Curvularia</i><i>Bipolaris</i>fungiphytohormonesabiotic stressbiocontrol |
| spellingShingle | Nasir Ali Khan Sajjad Asaf Waqar Ahmad Rahmatullah Jan Saqib Bilal Ibrahim Khan Abdul Latif Khan Kyung-Min Kim Ahmed Al-Harrasi Diversity, Lifestyle, Genomics, and Their Functional Role of <i>Cochliobolus</i>, <i>Bipolaris</i>, and <i>Curvularia</i> Species in Environmental Remediation and Plant Growth Promotion under Biotic and Abiotic Stressors Journal of Fungi <i>Curvularia</i> <i>Bipolaris</i> fungi phytohormones abiotic stress biocontrol |
| title | Diversity, Lifestyle, Genomics, and Their Functional Role of <i>Cochliobolus</i>, <i>Bipolaris</i>, and <i>Curvularia</i> Species in Environmental Remediation and Plant Growth Promotion under Biotic and Abiotic Stressors |
| title_full | Diversity, Lifestyle, Genomics, and Their Functional Role of <i>Cochliobolus</i>, <i>Bipolaris</i>, and <i>Curvularia</i> Species in Environmental Remediation and Plant Growth Promotion under Biotic and Abiotic Stressors |
| title_fullStr | Diversity, Lifestyle, Genomics, and Their Functional Role of <i>Cochliobolus</i>, <i>Bipolaris</i>, and <i>Curvularia</i> Species in Environmental Remediation and Plant Growth Promotion under Biotic and Abiotic Stressors |
| title_full_unstemmed | Diversity, Lifestyle, Genomics, and Their Functional Role of <i>Cochliobolus</i>, <i>Bipolaris</i>, and <i>Curvularia</i> Species in Environmental Remediation and Plant Growth Promotion under Biotic and Abiotic Stressors |
| title_short | Diversity, Lifestyle, Genomics, and Their Functional Role of <i>Cochliobolus</i>, <i>Bipolaris</i>, and <i>Curvularia</i> Species in Environmental Remediation and Plant Growth Promotion under Biotic and Abiotic Stressors |
| title_sort | diversity lifestyle genomics and their functional role of i cochliobolus i i bipolaris i and i curvularia i species in environmental remediation and plant growth promotion under biotic and abiotic stressors |
| topic | <i>Curvularia</i> <i>Bipolaris</i> fungi phytohormones abiotic stress biocontrol |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/9/2/254 |
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