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ClearSymbiosis—A Perspective on the Effects of Host Traits and Environmental Parameters in Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal Richness, Colonization and Ecological Functions
This review examines how host plant traits and environmental conditions regulate the richness, diversity, and ecological functions of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. The study highlights how these beneficial soil fungi contribute to sustainable agriculture through improved nutrient uptake, disease control, and stress tolerance, while noting that their effectiveness depends on multiple interacting factors.
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Advantageous Impact on Sustainable Agroecosystems and Bridge between Plants, Soils, and Humans Health
This review discusses how arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi enhance sustainable agroecosystems by improving plant nutrient uptake, soil structure, and stress tolerance, with implications for reducing dependence on synthetic fertilizers and improving food security. The authors explore links between mycorrhizal health, soil microbiome, and human nutrition.
Editorial: Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi: The Bridge Between Plants, Soils, and Humans
This editorial synthesizes the diverse functional roles of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi as biological bridges between plant roots, soils, and human food systems, highlighting their direct effects including enhanced nutrient acquisition, pollutant immobilization, and induced pathogen tolerance. The piece frames AM symbiosis as a key lever for sustainable agriculture, improving crop yield and quality while mediating soil physical and microbial properties across approximately 70% of all plant species.
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi attenuate negative impact of drought on soil functions
A meta-analysis combined with greenhouse experiments demonstrated that arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi promote soil aggregation, microbial biomass, and nutrient-cycling enzyme activity, effectively buffering soil functions against drought. This protective effect is relevant to microplastic concerns because soil health is increasingly threatened by plastic pollution, and understanding natural soil defense mechanisms is important for protecting agricultural ecosystems.
Unraveling the Effects of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi on Plant Growth, Nutrient Content, and Heavy Metal Accumulation in the Contaminated Soil: A Meta-analysis
This meta-analysis of 33 studies found that arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi significantly increase heavy metal accumulation in plant roots while reducing it in above-ground tissues, effectively acting as a biofilter. AMF-inoculated plants showed enhanced growth, biomass, and nutrient uptake on polluted land, suggesting a practical bioremediation strategy for contaminated soils.
Mycorrhizal and Endophytic Fungi as a Tool for Sustainable Environments
This review examines the roles of mycorrhizal and endophytic fungi in promoting plant health and environmental sustainability, focusing on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, dark septate endophytes, and other endophytic types that interact with vascular plant roots. The authors assessed the potential of these fungal partnerships as tools for sustainable soil and ecosystem management.
The mycorrhizal symbiosis: research frontiers in genomics, ecology, and agricultural application
This review covers the latest advances in understanding mycorrhizal fungi, which form partnerships with plant roots to help them absorb nutrients and resist stress. While not directly about microplastics, mycorrhizal networks play a critical role in soil health, and research shows that microplastic contamination in soil can disrupt these beneficial fungal partnerships. Healthy mycorrhizal networks may also help buffer plants against some negative effects of soil pollutants, including microplastics.
Synergistic Reduction of Arsenic Uptake and Alleviation of Leaf Arsenic Toxicity in Maize (Zea mays L.) by Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) and Exogenous Iron through Antioxidant Activity
Researchers studied whether combining a beneficial soil fungus (arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi) with iron supplements could help protect corn plants from arsenic contamination in soil. They found that using both together significantly reduced arsenic uptake in the plants while boosting growth, phosphorus absorption, and antioxidant defenses in the leaves. The study suggests that this combined biological and mineral approach could help make crops safer to grow in arsenic-contaminated farmland.
Arbuscular mycorrhizal network-mediated allelochemical transfer: a critical hypothesis of juglone-walnut case and its ecological implications
This review paper summarizes research on how underground fungal networks might help walnut trees spread toxic chemicals that kill nearby plants. The fungi that live on plant roots could act like underground highways, carrying these plant-killing chemicals farther than previously thought. Understanding this process could help farmers grow walnut trees alongside other crops more successfully by managing these helpful fungi.
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi enhance maize cadmium resistance and reduce translocation: Dependence on microplastics concentration
Researchers investigated how beneficial soil fungi called arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi can help maize plants resist cadmium toxicity in soils contaminated with both microplastics and heavy metals. They found that high concentrations of polyethylene microplastics worsened cadmium toxicity, but inoculation with mycorrhizal fungi significantly improved plant growth, nutrient uptake, and photosynthesis. The study suggests that these fungi could serve as a biological tool for managing crop health in soils with combined microplastic and heavy metal contamination.
Potential Effects of Microplastic on Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi
This review examines how microplastics in soil affect arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, finding evidence that microplastics can alter fungal colonization of plant roots, spore production, and the broader soil microbiome, with cascading effects on plant nutrient uptake.
Regulation of the Rhizosphere Microenvironment by Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi to Mitigate the Effects of Cadmium Contamination on Perennial Ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.)
Researchers studied how arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi help perennial ryegrass cope with cadmium-contaminated soil by reshaping the microbial community around the plant roots. They found that the fungi increased beneficial bacteria and reduced harmful ones, improving the plant's ability to tolerate heavy metal stress. While focused on cadmium rather than microplastics, the study demonstrates how soil microorganisms can help plants resist environmental contaminants.
Nurturing with Nature: The Efficacy of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Microbe for Cocoa Sector Environmental Management in Ghana
Researchers tested the efficacy of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi inoculation for improving plant establishment and soil health in revegetation of degraded land, finding that mycorrhizal treatments increased plant biomass, root development, and soil nutrient cycling compared to uninoculated controls. The study supports the use of mycorrhizal bioinoculants as a nature-based tool for ecological restoration.
The hidden power of secondary metabolites in plant-fungi interactions and sustainable phytoremediation
This review explores how plants and fungi produce secondary metabolites that play important roles in their interactions with each other and can be harnessed for cleaning up contaminated environments. Researchers examined how fungal compounds help plants tolerate pollutants like heavy metals and microplastics in soil. The findings suggest that leveraging plant-fungi partnerships could offer sustainable, nature-based approaches to environmental remediation.
Mycorrhizas for a sustainable world
This review synthesizes findings from the 10th International Conference on Mycorrhiza, covering how mycorrhizal fungal associations — present in over 80% of plant species — influence nutrient cycling, ecosystem resilience, and sustainability across scales from individual plants to global ecosystems. The paper highlights research priorities including mycorrhiza-based strategies for sustainable agriculture and restoration.
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus Alleviates Charged Nanoplastic Stress in Host Plants via Enhanced Defense-Related Gene Expressions and Hyphal Capture
Researchers discovered that a beneficial root fungus helped lettuce plants cope with nanoplastic stress, boosting shoot growth by 25 to 100 percent compared to unprotected plants. The fungus captured nanoplastics on its thread-like structures and activated defense genes in the plant. The study suggests that naturally occurring soil fungi could play a role in reducing the harmful effects of nanoplastics on crops.
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Can Inhibit the Allocation of Microplastics from Crop Roots to Aboveground Edible Parts
Scientists discovered that beneficial soil fungi called arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi can reduce the amount of microplastics that travel from plant roots into the edible parts of lettuce. Plants grown with these fungi transported significantly fewer plastic particles to their leaves compared to plants without them. The findings suggest that natural fungal partnerships in soil could serve as a biological barrier helping protect food crops from microplastic contamination.
Melatonin-Mediated Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants
This review examines how melatonin, a molecule found in all living organisms, helps plants cope with environmental stresses like drought, extreme temperatures, salinity, and heavy metal contamination. Researchers found that melatonin works by neutralizing harmful reactive oxygen species and activating plant defense pathways. The study suggests that melatonin-based treatments could help improve crop resilience in the face of increasing environmental challenges, including soil pollution.
The Interaction between Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) and Grass Endophyte (Epichloë) on Host Plants: A Review
This review examines the interactions between arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and grass endophytes when both colonize the same host plants. The study suggests that understanding how these two symbiotic fungi interact could have important implications for agricultural production and ecological conservation strategies.
A Review on Soil and Phytomicrobiome for Plant Disease Management
This review examines how soil microbiomes and agricultural practices influence plant disease management, highlighting the role of beneficial microorganisms in suppressing pathogens. Researchers found that conservation tillage, crop rotation, and mulching promote microbial diversity that helps protect crops from soil-borne diseases. The study suggests that integrating microbiome-focused strategies into farming could reduce reliance on chemical pesticides while improving crop health.