Mycorrhizal Fungi in Sustainable Agriculture and Land Restoration
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Farming Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2023) | Viewed by 20944
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Interests: fungal taxonomy; fungal phylogeny; fungal pathogens; Ascomycota; Basidiomycota
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Dear Colleagues,
The term ‘Mycorrhiza’ refers to the symbiotic relationship between plant roots and fungi, particularly in terrestrial environments. There are seven types of mycorrhizae: endo (arbuscular), ecto, ectendo, arbutoid, monotropoid, ericoid, and orchidaceous, among which endo- and ectomycorrhizae are the most abundant and widespread. Earliest fossil records suggest that endomycorrhizal interactions evolved circa 400 to 450 million years ago, and these associations played an important role in the colonization of land by plants. Almost 90% of plants in the earth ecosystem possess mycorrhizal associations. However, the distribution of mycorrhizal fungi depends on the distribution of their host plants, and various climatic and edaphic factors. In recent years, the development of several molecular techniques such as next-generation sequencing (NGS), and genome/transcriptome analyses has increased our knowledge regarding identifying new functions of these mycorrhizal fungi, understanding their community compositions in the ecosystems, and the pathway of interaction between different mycorrhizal fungi and their host plants. Additionally, mycorrhizal fungi play an important role in terrestrial ecosystems by regulating nutrient cycles and influencing various ecosystem processes. It is now well known that mycorrhizal association protects plants against several biotic and abiotic stresses and influences plant growth and performance, i.e., seedling survival, productivity, etc. In recent decades, interest in mycorrhizal symbiosis has increased for the sustainable management of agriculture, forestry, and land restoration.
This Special Issue welcomes research articles, reviews, and opinions addressing the latest knowledge on mycorrhizal fungi, including their diversity and taxonomy, molecular biology, genomics, functional diversity and ecology, microbial interaction, biofertilizers, biological control, and sustainable management of agriculture and forest environments, both in its fundamental and applied aspects.
Dr. Samantha C. Karunarathna
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- diversity and taxonomy
- mycorrhizal fungi
- functional analysis
- plant growth promoter (PGP)
- biofertilizers
- mycorrhizae–microbe interactions
- root symbiosis
- next-generation sequencing (NGS)
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