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ReviewPlants (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Exploring the Functional Roles of Endophytic Bacteria in Plant Stress Tolerance for Sustainable Agriculture: Diversity, Mechanisms, Applications, and Challenges.

Akhila Sen, Johns Saji, Parammal Faseela, Chunquan Zhang, Shibin Mohanan, Ye Xia

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Review in Plants (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. EndophyticPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  3. Biocontrol Microbial Inoculants SuppressPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Akhila SenDepartment of Botany, Mar Athanasius College, Kothamangalam, Ernakulam 686666, Kerala, India.
Johns SajiKrieger School of Arts and Science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA.
Parammal FaseelaDepartment of Botany, Korambayil Ahamed Haji Memorial Unity Women's College, Manjeri, Malappuram 676122, Kerala, India.
Chunquan ZhangCollege of Agriculture and Applied Sciences, Alcorn State University, 1000 ASU Drive, Lorman, MS 39096, USA.
Shibin MohananDepartment of Botany, Nirmala College, Muvattupuzha, Ernakulam 686661, Kerala, India.
Ye XiaPlant Pathology Department, The Ohio State University, 2021 Coffey Road, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4749-3119

Funding

DST-FIST (Ref No: SR/FST/College- 086/2011RUSA (GO (Rt) No 82/2019/HEdnUSDA Hatch 2022-68013-37051USDA-NIFA Grant 2022-68013-37051
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Endophytic bacteria, which reside within plant tissues without causing harm, play crucial roles in promoting plant health and enhancing tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses, making them highly valuable for sustainable agriculture. This review explores the diversity, mechanisms, applications, and challenges associated with endophytic bacteria in enhancing stress tolerance in plants. Endophytic bacteria display extensive diversity, spanning multiple phyla such as Actinobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Firmicutes, and Proteobacteria, each contributing uniquely to plant growth and stress tolerance. The functional mechanisms by which endophytic bacteria promote stress tolerance against biotic and abiotic stresses include the induction of plant systemic resistance, synthesis of bioactive compounds, competition for space and resources, nutrient production and transfer, etc. Despite their great potentials, challenges such as the complexity of plant-microbe interactions, variability in bacterial efficacy across different environmental conditions, and the need for advanced identification and application techniques hinder the widespread application of endophytic bacteria in agriculture. This review underscores the importance of harnessing the great potential of endophytic bacteria for developing sustainable agricultural practices and highlights the urgent need for further research to overcome existing challenges.

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diverse stress conditionsendophytic bacteriaplant-microbe interactionsplant stress tolerancestress tolerance mechanismssustainable agriculture

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PMID41600014
PMCPMC12844845

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