Contents Summary 1092 I. Introduction 1093 II. Investigating activity of AMF in
agroecosystems 1093 III. Crop benefit from AMF: agronomic and mycorrhizal literature differ …

The forecasted 9.1 billion population in 2050 will require an increase in food production for
an additional two billion people. There is thus an active debate on new farming practices …

Low availability of phosphorus (P) in calcareous soils is a major problem for sustainable
improvement in cereals crops yield. A higher amount of calcium in soils precipitates the P …

Associations between plants and microorganisms exist in nature, and they can either be
beneficial or detrimental to host plants. Promoting beneficial plant-microbe interaction for …

Soil biota provide a number of key ecological services to natural and agricultural
ecosystems. Increasingly, inoculation of soils with beneficial soil biota is being considered …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) can benefit growth and yield of agriculturally significant
crops by increasing mineral nutrient uptake, disease resistance and drought tolerance of …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) establishing beneficial symbiosis with most crop plants
have gained a growing interest as agro-ecosystem service providers able to sustain crop …

Nutrient availability is an important factor in crop production, and regular addition of
chemical fertilizers is the most common practice to improve yield in agrosystems for …

In sustainable agriculture arbuscular mycorrhizas play a key role in helping the plant not
only to survive but to be productive under adversity. Mycorrhizal formation is an adaptive …

Abiotic stress is a widespread threat to both plant and soil communities. Arbuscular
mycorrhizal (AM) fungi can alleviate effects of abiotic stress by improving host plant stress …