Contaminated soil containing toxic metals and metalloids is found everywhere globally. As a
consequence of adsorption and precipitation reactions, metals are comparatively immobile …

Addressing heavy metal pollution is one of the hot areas of environmental research. Despite
natural existence, various anthropomorphic sources have contributed to an unusually high …

Mining activities generally decrease topsoil and vegetation, reduce soil biodiversity, and
yield extremely harsh environmental conditions, which in turn limit natural revegetation and …

Contamination of aquatic ecosystems by various sources has become a major worry all over
the world. Pollutants can enter the human body through the food chain from aquatic and soil …

This new edition of Fungi in Ecosystem Processes continues the unique approach of
examining the roles of fungi from the perspective of ecosystem functions. It explores how …

Arsenic (As), cited as the most hazardous substance by the US Agency for Toxic Substance
and Disease Registry (ATSDR, 2005), is an ubiquitous metalloid which when ingested for …

In this study, we investigated the effects of the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF)
Funneliformis mosseae and Diversispora spurcum on the growth, antioxidant physiology …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are widely distributed soil-borne microorganisms, which
have a symbiotic relationship with several terrestrial plants. They play a key role in plant …

Highlights•We assessed the effect of mycorrhizal fungi on cadmium uptake by sunflower
plants.•AM fungal isolates mediate tolerance strategies to alleviate metal toxicity in …

Complex intercellular interaction is a common theme in plant-pathogen/symbiont
relationship. Cellular physiology of both the partners is affected by abiotic stress. However …