Mycorrhizal Fungi

Dear Colleagues,

Mycorrhiza is among the most common and widespread symbiosis between fungi and plant roots on earth. In recent decades, interest in this symbiosis has increased substantially, not only because of its potential benefits to agriculture, forestry, and phytoremediation but also because it helps us to understand the basis of complex mechanisms involved in plant–microbe interactions. Trappe and Fogel (1977) said 'Most woody plants require mycorrhizae to survive, and most herbaceous plants need them to thrive. Despite their relatively small biomass, the mycorrhizal fungi (mycobionts) are vital for uptake and accumulation of ions from soil and translocation to hosts because of their high metabolic rate and strategically diffuse distribution in the upper soil layers'. It is now well recognised that mycorrhizal symbiosis helps plants exposed to biotic and abiotic stresses, including salinity, drought, toxic trace elements, pH, extreme temperatures, and soilborne pathogens. These aspects attract media attention as well as public interest.

This Special Issue of Microorganisms welcomes researchers to contribute research articles, reviews, and opinions addressing the latest knowledge on mycorrhizas, including molecular biology, genomics, functional biodiversity, ecology, phytoremediation, biological control, biofertilizers, microbial interaction, and sustainable management, both in fundamental research and its applications.

* Trappe, J. M. & Fogel, R. C. (1977) Range Science Department Science Series (Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO), Vol. 26, pp. 205-214.

Prof. Dr. Mohamed Hijri
Guest Editor

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