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ReviewFrontiers in microbiology2025

Roles of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in plant growth and disease management for sustainable agriculture.

Muhammad Umer, Naureen Anwar, Mustansar Mubeen, Yun Li, Amjad Ali, Mohammed O Alshaharni, Pingwu Liu

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Review in Frontiers in microbiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Muhammad Umer *School of Breeding and Multiplication (Sanya Institute of Breeding and Multiplication), College of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University, Sanya, China.
Naureen Anwar *Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Virtual University, Lahore, Pakistan.
Mustansar MubeenDepartment of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan.
Yun LiCollege of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning, China.
Amjad AliDepartment of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technologies, Sivas University of Science and Technology, Sivas, Türkiye.
Mohammed O AlshaharniDepartment of Biology, College of Science, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
Pingwu LiuSchool of Breeding and Multiplication (Sanya Institute of Breeding and Multiplication), College of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University, Sanya, China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are the basis symbionts in terrestrial ecosystems, profoundly influencing plant development, nutrient acquisition, and resilience to biotic and abiotic stresses. This review synthesizes current systematic understandings of AMF-mediated augmentation of plant growth and disease resistance, with a particular emphasis on their role in sustainable crop production. AMF improves host plant performance through enhanced phosphorus, nitrogen, and water uptake via extensive extraradical hyphal networks. Moreover, AMF colonization modulates phytohormonal signaling pathways, including salicylic acid, jasmonic acid, abscisic acid, and nitric oxide, priming SR and upregulating defense-related gene expression. Increased biosynthesis of secondary metabolites, reinforcement of cell walls, and activation of antioxidant enzyme systems often accompany these responses. AMF also engage in synergistic interactions with rhizosphere microbiota such as

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arbuscular mycorrhizaebiotic and abiotic stress mitigationinduced systemic resistanceplant disease managementsustainable crop production

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PMID40778206
PMCPMC12329470

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