Unique and common traits in mycorrhizal symbioses

A Genre, L Lanfranco, S Perotto… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Mycorrhizas are among the most important biological interkingdom interactions, as they
involve~ 340,000 land plants and~ 50,000 taxa of soil fungi. In these mutually beneficial …

Role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in plant growth regulation: implications in abiotic stress tolerance

N Begum, C Qin, MA Ahanger, S Raza… - Frontiers in plant …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Abiotic stresses hamper plant growth and productivity. Climate change and agricultural
malpractices like excessive use of fertilizers and pesticides have aggravated the effects of …

[HTML][HTML] Roles of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on plant growth and performance: Importance in biotic and abiotic stressed regulation

N Diagne, M Ngom, PI Djighaly, D Fall, V Hocher… - Diversity, 2020 - mdpi.com
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) establish symbiotic associations with most terrestrial
plants. These soil microorganisms enhance the plant's nutrient uptake by extending the root …

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 …

Zinc hyperaccumulation in plants: A review

H Balafrej, D Bogusz, ZEA Triqui, A Guedira… - Plants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Zinc is an essential microelement involved in many aspects of plant growth and
development. Abnormal zinc amounts, mostly due to human activities, can be toxic to flora …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi act as biostimulants in horticultural crops

Y Rouphael, P Franken, C Schneider, D Schwarz… - Scientia horticulturae, 2015 - Elsevier
In the coming years, more sustainable horticultural practices should be developed to
guarantee greater yield and yield stability, in order to meet the increasing food global …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi increase grain yields: A meta‐analysis

S Zhang, A Lehmann, W Zheng, Z You… - New …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Increasing grain yields of food cereal crops is a major goal in future sustainable agriculture.
We quantitatively analyzed the potential role of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi in …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi as natural biofertilizers: let's benefit from past successes

A Berruti, E Lumini, R Balestrini… - Frontiers in microbiology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) constitute a group of root obligate biotrophs that
exchange mutual benefits with about 80% of plants. They are considered natural …

Biofertilizers and sustainable agriculture: exploring arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

NO Igiehon, OO Babalola - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2017 - Springer
Worldwide agricultural food production has to double in 2050 so as to feed the global
increasing population while reducing dependency on conventional chemical fertilizers plus …

Why farmers should manage the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis

MC Rillig, CA Aguilar-Trigueros, T Camenzind… - The New …, 2019 - JSTOR
The Tansley review by Ryan & Graham (2018) provided a welcome critical perspective on
the role of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi in large-scale industrial agriculture, with a …