Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi play an essential role for the nutrient uptake of the
majority of land plants, including many important crop species. The extraradical mycelium of …

Soil microbial populations are immersed in a framework of interactions known to affect plant
fitness and soil quality. They are involved in fundamental activities that ensure the stability …

The rhizosphere is a complex environment where roots interact with physical, chemical and
biological properties of soil. Structural and functional characteristics of roots contribute to …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) benefit plants by allowing them to grow and produce in
relatively harsh mineral stress environments. This has been attributed extensively to ability …

This chapter discusses rhizosphere microbial changes and interactions between vesicular‐
arbuscular mycorrhizal (VAM) fungi and other occupants of the mycorrhizosphere, and links …

Biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) associated with trees and shrubs plays a major role in the
functioning of many ecosystems, from natural woodlands to plantations and agroforestry …

Human activities generate wastes, some of which contain large amounts of heavy
metals/metalloids that could enter natural ecosystems and alter the activities and functioning …

Mycorrhizae play a critical role in nutrient capture from soils. Arbuscular mycorrhizae (AM)
and ectomycorrhizae (EM) are the most important mycorrhizae in agricultural and natural …

The significance of the external mycelium of arbuscular mycorrhiza for uptake and transport
of N from 15N‐labelled nitrate in benefiting plant nutrition, was evaluated under either well …

The main challenges faced in the reclamation of severely degraded lands are in the
management of the systems and finding plant species that will grow under the harsh …