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Arbuscular Mycorrhiza in Cropping Systems
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Arbuscular Mycorrhiza in Cropping Systems

A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472). This special issue belongs to the section "Crop Production".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2025 | Viewed by 1751

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Marieta Hristozkova

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Faculty of Biology, Department of Plant Physiology, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Sofia, Bulgaria
Interests: plant physiology and biochemistry; mycorrhizal symbiosis efficiency; response of plants to abiotic stress; antioxidant capacity
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Dr. Michail Orfanoudakis

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Department of Forestry and Management of the Environment and Natural Resources, Democritus University of Thrace, 68200 Orestiada, Greece
Interests: forest soils; mycorrhizal symbiosis; gas soil emissions; roots
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi which support the growth and development of plants have gained great importance and applicability as potential tools for achieving sustainable agriculture. Arbuscular fungi are the most common type of mycorrhizal soil microorganisms which are able to form mutualistic symbiosis with most terrestrial plants. They have a potential role in improving the nutritional status of plants and increasing their stress tolerance; therefore, the objective of the manuscripts within this Special Issue will be to elucidate the influence of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in crop systems and over physiological plant status.

The goal of this Special Issue is to gather a variety of perspectives on the role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi as environmentally friendly tools for crop production in both greenhouses and fields. For this reason, we welcome high-quality studies on the application of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to enhance crop performances and production as well as on the role of these soil microorganisms in enhancing crop stress tolerance and improving the sustainability of agriculture. All types of manuscripts (original research and reviews) are accepted.

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Dr. Michail Orfanoudakis
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Keywords

  • arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
  • crop production
  • quality of crops
  • stress resistance
  • plant nutrition
  • antioxidant capacity
  • plant metabolism

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Interactions between Root Hair Development and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal Colonization in Trifoliate Orange Seedlings in Response to P Levels
by Xiu Cao, Yu Zhao, Ren-Xue Xia, Qiang-Sheng Wu, Abeer Hashem and Elsayed Fathi Abd_Allah
Agriculture 2024, 14(5), 763; https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture14050763 - 15 May 2024
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Both arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi and root hairs are crucial in facilitating plant uptake of phosphorus (P), while it is unclear whether and how they respond to varying P supplies. In order to explore how AM fungal colonization and root hair development are [...] Read more.
Both arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi and root hairs are crucial in facilitating plant uptake of phosphorus (P), while it is unclear whether and how they respond to varying P supplies. In order to explore how AM fungal colonization and root hair development are affected by substrate P supply, trifoliate orange (Poncirus trifoliata) seedlings were inoculated with AM fungus Rhizophagus intraradices and grown under low, moderate, and high P conditions; then, root hair morphological features and AM fungal colonization were measured. Following 120 days of AM fungal inoculation, root hair density, root hair length, AM fungal colonization rate, arbuscule colonization rate, and AM fungal colonization frequency all increased significantly under P-deficient conditions but decreased under high P conditions. Moreover, the colonization of AM fungi had a major impact on root hair formation by altering the expression of related genes and the growth of epidermal cells. The effect of AM fungi was dependent on P supply levels, as evidenced by the fact that root hair density and length increased at high P levels but decreased at low P levels. As a result, root hairs may serve as a preferential site for AM fungal colonization, and their morphology could influence the early stage of AM symbiosis establishment. Full article
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