The symbiotic interaction between plants and arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi is often
perceived as beneficial for both partners, though a large ecological literature highlights the …

Soil salinization has become a global problem that threatens farmland health and restricts
crop production. Salt-affected soils seriously restrict the development of agricultural, mainly …

Drought stress (DS) is a serious abiotic stress and a major concern across the globe as its
intensity is continuously climbing. Therefore, it is direly needed to develop new management …

Background Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are a group of important symbiotic
microorganisms found in ecosystems. Maize is the second most produced food crop …

Under global climate change forecasts, the pressure of environmental stressors (and in
particular drought) on crop productivity is expected to rise and challenge further global food …

Abstract Rice (Oryza sativa L.), being a high silicon (Si)-accumulator, is a major global food
crop for more than half of the world's population. However, both salinity and drought, two of …

Catalpa bungei CA Mey. is a common ornamental timber species. Its survival and growth are
greatly affected by water scarcity in arid and semi-arid areas of Northwest China. Evidence …

Contents Summary 1116 I. Introduction 1116 II. Foraging for phosphate 1117 III. Fine‐tuning
of phosphate homeostasis 1117 IV. The frontiers: phosphate translocation and export 1119 …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi play a positive role in plant water relations, and the AM
symbiosis is often cited as beneficial for overcoming drought stress of host plants …

Studies have shown that the application of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi or exogenous
melatonin (MT) can alleviate drought stress and improve plant growth, but the additive …