Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and its major role in plant growth, zinc nutrition, phosphorous regulation and phytoremediation

P Bhantana, MS Rana, X Sun, MG Moussa… - Symbiosis, 2021 - Springer
Arbuscular mycorrhizae fungi (AMF) are a big player of the ecosystem which shows a major
concern over plant nutrition by providing access to the soil-derived nutrients. Naturally, an …

Agroecology: the key role of arbuscular mycorrhizas in ecosystem services

S Gianinazzi, A Gollotte, MN Binet, D van Tuinen… - Mycorrhiza, 2010 - Springer
The beneficial effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi on plant performance and soil
health are essential for the sustainable management of agricultural ecosystems …

Agricultural management and pesticide use reduce the functioning of beneficial plant symbionts

A Edlinger, G Garland, K Hartman, S Banerjee… - Nature ecology & …, 2022 - nature.com
Phosphorus (P) acquisition is key for plant growth. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) help
plants acquire P from soil. Understanding which factors drive AMF-supported nutrient uptake …

The role of arbuscular mycorrhizas in reducing soil nutrient loss

TR Cavagnaro, SF Bender, HR Asghari… - Trends in Plant …, 2015 - cell.com
Substantial amounts of nutrients are lost from soils via leaching and as gaseous emissions.
These losses can be environmentally damaging and expensive in terms of lost agricultural …

Acquisition of phosphorus and nitrogen in the rhizosphere and plant growth promotion by microorganisms

AE Richardson, JM Barea, AM McNeill… - 2009 - Springer
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 …

Substantial nitrogen acquisition by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi from organic material has implications for N cycling

A Hodge, AH Fitter - … of the National Academy of Sciences, 2010 - National Acad Sciences
Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi are obligate biotrophs that acquire carbon (C) solely from
host plants. AM fungi can proliferate hyphae in, and acquire nitrogen (N) from, organic …

Plant root growth, architecture and function

Without roots there would be no rhizosphere and no rhizodeposition to fuel microbial activity.
Although micro-organisms may view roots merely as a source of carbon supply this belies …

Efficacy of biofertilizers: challenges to improve crop production

E Malusà, F Pinzari, L Canfora - Microbial Inoculants in Sustainable …, 2016 - Springer
Different kinds of soil microorganisms belonging to several taxa of the bacteria, fungi, and
possibly, protozoa kingdoms, colonizing the rhizosphere or the plant tissues and promoting …

Arbuscular mycorrhiza symbiosis in viticulture: a review

S Trouvelot, L Bonneau, D Redecker… - Agronomy for …, 2015 - Springer
Viticulture is a major worldwide economic sector with a vine area of 7.52 million ha, wine
production of 288 Mhl, and wine exports of 26 billion euros. Nevertheless, viticulture has to …

Analysis of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal inoculant benchmarks

S Basiru, HP Mwanza, M Hijri - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
Growing evidence showed that efficient acquisition and use of nutrients by crops is
controlled by root-associated microbiomes. Efficient management of this system is essential …