Piriformospora indica

Part I. as Beneficial Root Symbiont

1. Introduction to Sebacinales
Ajit Varma, Pooja Chordia, Madhunita Bakshi, Ralf Oelmüller

2. Morphology and Ultrastructure of Piriformospora indica

Gerhard Kost, Karl-Heinz Rexer

3. Similarity Between Piriformospora indica and Sebacina vermifera Sensu Members of the Order Sebacinales Based on Immunological Techniques
Rajani Malla, Utprekshya Pokharel, Ajit Varma

4.
Piriformospora indica: Perspectives and Retrospectives
Satwant Kaur Gosal, Anu Kalia, Ajit Varma

Part II. Sebacinales Interaction with Different Plant Species

5. Distinct but Closely Related Sebacinales form Mycorrhizae with Coexisting Ericaceae and Orchidaceae in a Neotropical Mountain Area
Sabrina Setaro, Juan Pablo Suárez, Paulo Herrera, Dario Cruz, Ingrid Kottke

6. Impact of Piriformospora indica on Tomato
Diana Rocio Andrade-Linares, Anja Müller, Ahmad Fakhro, Dietmar Schwarz, Philipp Franken

7. Effect of Piriformospora indica on Enhanced Biosynthesis of Anticancer Drug, Podophyllotoxin, in Plant Cell Cultures of Linum album

Vinod Kumar, Vikram Sahai, V. S. Bisaria

8.
Piriformospora indica Promotes Growth of Chinese Cabbage by Manipulating Auxin Homeostasis: Role of Auxin in P. indica Symbioses
Joy Michal Johnson, Yin-Chen Lee, Iris Camehl, Chao Sun, Kai-Wun Yeh, Ralf Oelmüller

9. Cocultivation of Piriformospora indica with Medicinal Plants: Case Studies
Aparajita Das, Ram Prasad, R. B. Srivastava, Shivaji Deshmukh, M. K. Rai, Ajit Varma

10. Biophysical Phenomics: Evaluation of the Impact of Mycorrhization with Piriformospora indica

Merope Tsimilli-Michael, Reto J. Strasser

11. Enhanced Productivity Associated with Tripartite Symbiosis Between Phaseolus, Rhizobia, and Piriformospora indica: In Presence of Vermicompost
Reshma Tuladhar, Jeny Shrestha, Anjana Singh, Ajit Varma

12. Inhibitory Interactions of Rhizobacteria with the Symbiotic Fungus Piriformospora indica

Ajit Varma, Agnes Fekete, Abhishek Srivastava, Anil K Saxena, Moritz Frommberger, Dan Li, Silvia Gschwendter, Irena Sherameti, Ralf Oelmueller, Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin, Swati Tripathi, Anton Hartmann

Part III. Resistance Against Biotic and Abiotic Stress Factors

13. Root-Based Innate Immunity and Its Suppression by the Mutualistic Fungus Piriformospora indica

Sophie Jacobs, Karl-Heinz Kogel, Patrick Schäfer

14. Role of Defense Compounds in the Beneficial Interaction Between Arabidopsis thaliana and Piriformospora indica

Iris Camehl, Irena Sherameti, Eileen Seebald, Joy Michael Johnson, Ralf Oelmüller

15. A Mixed Bag: The Plant Growth-Promoting Sebacina vermifera Impairs Defense Mechanisms Against Herbivores
Oz Barazani, Ian Thomas Baldwin

16.
Piriformospora indica Versus Salt Stress
Mohammad Javad Zarea, Pooja Chordia, Ajit Varma

Part IV. and Macronutrients for Plants

17. Plant Nitrogen Use Efficiency May Be Improved Through Symbiosis with Piriformospora indica

Cristina Cruz, Zahra Fegghi, Maria Amélia Martins-Loução, Ajit Varma

18. Role of Piriformospora indica in Sulfur Metabolism in Arabidopsis thaliana

Pyniarlang L. Nongbri, Ralf Oelmüller

19. “Electrotransformation” Transformation System for Root Endophytic Fungus Piriformospora indica

Manoj Kumar, Ruby Sharma, Meenakshi Dua, Narendra Tuteja, Atul Kumar Johri

Part V. Experimental Protocols for Studies

20. Standardized Conditions to Study Beneficial and Nonbeneficial Traits in the Piriformospora indica/Arabidopsis thaliana Interaction
Joy Michal Johnson, Irena Sherameti, Pyniarlang L. Nongbri, Ralf Oelmüller

21. Characterization of Piriformospora indica Culture Filtrate
Ashok K. Adya, Anju Gautam, Lixin Zhang, Ajit Varma

22. Mass Cultivation of Piriformospora indica and Sebacina Species
Anjana Singh, Kartikeya Rajpal, Mahip Singh, Amit C. Kharkwal, Monika Arora, Ajit Varma

Keywords: Life Sciences, Microbiology, Agriculture, Plant Breeding/Biotechnology, Fungus Genetics, Soil Science & Conservation