{"title":"Surfactin as a multifaceted biometabolite for sustainable plant defense: a review","authors":"Mohadeseh Hassanisaadi","doi":"10.1007/s42161-024-01645-9","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p>Plants face numerous challenges in their ongoing battle against pests and diseases. Traditional protection methods often involve synthetic pesticides, which have a detrimental impact on the environment and human health. However, the quest for eco-friendly and sustainable solutions has brought surfactin into the spotlight as a promising defender of plants. Surfactin, a biometabolite produced by <i>Bacillus</i> spp., has gained attention due to its multifaceted properties contributing to plant defense. This review highlights the eco-friendly nature of surfactin and explores its notable functions as an antimicrobial agent, the ability to modulate plant defense mechanisms, enhance colonization and biofilm formation of antagonists, and ultimately promote plant growth. Furthermore, the environmentally friendly characteristics of surfactin, such as its biodegradability and low toxicity, make it an ideal candidate for sustainable plant protection strategies. The potential applications and challenges in utilizing surfactin as an eco-friendly defender of plants are discussed, providing insights for future research and the development of innovative and sustainable agricultural practices.</p>","PeriodicalId":16837,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Plant Pathology","volume":"26 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2000,"publicationDate":"2024-04-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Plant Pathology","FirstCategoryId":"97","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s42161-024-01645-9","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"PLANT SCIENCES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Plants face numerous challenges in their ongoing battle against pests and diseases. Traditional protection methods often involve synthetic pesticides, which have a detrimental impact on the environment and human health. However, the quest for eco-friendly and sustainable solutions has brought surfactin into the spotlight as a promising defender of plants. Surfactin, a biometabolite produced by Bacillus spp., has gained attention due to its multifaceted properties contributing to plant defense. This review highlights the eco-friendly nature of surfactin and explores its notable functions as an antimicrobial agent, the ability to modulate plant defense mechanisms, enhance colonization and biofilm formation of antagonists, and ultimately promote plant growth. Furthermore, the environmentally friendly characteristics of surfactin, such as its biodegradability and low toxicity, make it an ideal candidate for sustainable plant protection strategies. The potential applications and challenges in utilizing surfactin as an eco-friendly defender of plants are discussed, providing insights for future research and the development of innovative and sustainable agricultural practices.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Plant Pathology (JPP or JPPY) is the main publication of the Italian Society of Plant Pathology (SiPAV), and publishes original contributions in the form of full-length papers, short communications, disease notes, and review articles on mycology, bacteriology, virology, phytoplasmatology, physiological plant pathology, plant-pathogeninteractions, post-harvest diseases, non-infectious diseases, and plant protection. In vivo results are required for plant protection submissions. Varietal trials for disease resistance and gene mapping are not published in the journal unless such findings are already employed in the context of strategic approaches for disease management. However, studies identifying actual genes involved in virulence are pertinent to thescope of the Journal and may be submitted. The journal highlights particularly timely or novel contributions in its Editors’ choice section, to appear at the beginning of each volume. Surveys for diseases or pathogens should be submitted as "Short communications".