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ReviewJournal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Battle of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Against Drought Stress: A Gateway to Sustainable Agriculture.

Asfa Batool, Shi-Sheng Li, Hong-Jin Dong, Ali Bahadur, Wei Tu, Yan Zhang, Yue Xiao, Si-Yu Feng, Mei Wang, Jian Zhang and 7 more

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Review in Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Frontiers in plant science · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors.

Asfa BatoolKey Laboratories of Economic Forest Germplasm Improvement and Comprehensive Resources Utilization of Hubei Province, Collaborative Innovation Center for the Characteristic Resources Exploitation of Dabie Mountains, College of Biology and Agricultural Resources, Huanggang Normal University, Huanggang 438000, China.ORCID 0009-0002-3164-7336
Shi-Sheng LiKey Laboratories of Economic Forest Germplasm Improvement and Comprehensive Resources Utilization of Hubei Province, Collaborative Innovation Center for the Characteristic Resources Exploitation of Dabie Mountains, College of Biology and Agricultural Resources, Huanggang Normal University, Huanggang 438000, China.
Hong-Jin DongKey Laboratories of Economic Forest Germplasm Improvement and Comprehensive Resources Utilization of Hubei Province, Collaborative Innovation Center for the Characteristic Resources Exploitation of Dabie Mountains, College of Biology and Agricultural Resources, Huanggang Normal University, Huanggang 438000, China.
Ali BahadurCryosphere and Eco-Environment Research Station of Shule River Headwaters, Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science and Frozen Soil Engineering, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7176-9832
Wei TuKey Laboratories of Economic Forest Germplasm Improvement and Comprehensive Resources Utilization of Hubei Province, Collaborative Innovation Center for the Characteristic Resources Exploitation of Dabie Mountains, College of Biology and Agricultural Resources, Huanggang Normal University, Huanggang 438000, China.
Yan ZhangKey Laboratories of Economic Forest Germplasm Improvement and Comprehensive Resources Utilization of Hubei Province, Collaborative Innovation Center for the Characteristic Resources Exploitation of Dabie Mountains, College of Biology and Agricultural Resources, Huanggang Normal University, Huanggang 438000, China.
Yue XiaoKey Laboratories of Economic Forest Germplasm Improvement and Comprehensive Resources Utilization of Hubei Province, Collaborative Innovation Center for the Characteristic Resources Exploitation of Dabie Mountains, College of Biology and Agricultural Resources, Huanggang Normal University, Huanggang 438000, China.
Si-Yu FengKey Laboratories of Economic Forest Germplasm Improvement and Comprehensive Resources Utilization of Hubei Province, Collaborative Innovation Center for the Characteristic Resources Exploitation of Dabie Mountains, College of Biology and Agricultural Resources, Huanggang Normal University, Huanggang 438000, China.
Mei WangKey Laboratories of Economic Forest Germplasm Improvement and Comprehensive Resources Utilization of Hubei Province, Collaborative Innovation Center for the Characteristic Resources Exploitation of Dabie Mountains, College of Biology and Agricultural Resources, Huanggang Normal University, Huanggang 438000, China.
Jian ZhangKey Laboratories of Economic Forest Germplasm Improvement and Comprehensive Resources Utilization of Hubei Province, Collaborative Innovation Center for the Characteristic Resources Exploitation of Dabie Mountains, College of Biology and Agricultural Resources, Huanggang Normal University, Huanggang 438000, China.
Hong-Bin ShengKey Laboratories of Economic Forest Germplasm Improvement and Comprehensive Resources Utilization of Hubei Province, Collaborative Innovation Center for the Characteristic Resources Exploitation of Dabie Mountains, College of Biology and Agricultural Resources, Huanggang Normal University, Huanggang 438000, China.
Sen HeKey Laboratories of Economic Forest Germplasm Improvement and Comprehensive Resources Utilization of Hubei Province, Collaborative Innovation Center for the Characteristic Resources Exploitation of Dabie Mountains, College of Biology and Agricultural Resources, Huanggang Normal University, Huanggang 438000, China.
Zi-Yan LiKey Laboratories of Economic Forest Germplasm Improvement and Comprehensive Resources Utilization of Hubei Province, Collaborative Innovation Center for the Characteristic Resources Exploitation of Dabie Mountains, College of Biology and Agricultural Resources, Huanggang Normal University, Huanggang 438000, China.
Heng-Rui KangKey Laboratories of Economic Forest Germplasm Improvement and Comprehensive Resources Utilization of Hubei Province, Collaborative Innovation Center for the Characteristic Resources Exploitation of Dabie Mountains, College of Biology and Agricultural Resources, Huanggang Normal University, Huanggang 438000, China.
Deng-Yao LanKey Laboratories of Economic Forest Germplasm Improvement and Comprehensive Resources Utilization of Hubei Province, Collaborative Innovation Center for the Characteristic Resources Exploitation of Dabie Mountains, College of Biology and Agricultural Resources, Huanggang Normal University, Huanggang 438000, China.
Xin-Yi HeKey Laboratories of Economic Forest Germplasm Improvement and Comprehensive Resources Utilization of Hubei Province, Collaborative Innovation Center for the Characteristic Resources Exploitation of Dabie Mountains, College of Biology and Agricultural Resources, Huanggang Normal University, Huanggang 438000, China.
Yun-Li XiaoKey Laboratories of Economic Forest Germplasm Improvement and Comprehensive Resources Utilization of Hubei Province, Collaborative Innovation Center for the Characteristic Resources Exploitation of Dabie Mountains, College of Biology and Agricultural Resources, Huanggang Normal University, Huanggang 438000, China.

Funding

Huanggang Normal University 2042023059Huanggang Normal University 204202505004National Natural Science Foundation of China 31701466
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Around 85% of all land plants have symbiotic relationships with arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi, microscopic soil fungi that build extensive filamentous network in and around the roots. These links strongly influence plant development, water uptake, mineral nutrition, and defense against abiotic stresses. In this context, the use of AMF as a biological instrument to enhance plant drought resistance and phenotypic plasticity, through the formation of mutualistic associations, seems like a novel strategy for sustainable agriculture. This review synthesizes current understanding on the mechanisms through which AMF alleviates drought stress in agriculture. We focus on how AMF help maintain nutrient and water homeostasis by modulating phytohormones and signaling molecules, and by orchestrating associated biochemical and physiological responses. Particular emphasis is placed on aquaporins (AQPs) as key water-and stress-related channels whose expression and activity are modulated by AMF to maintain ion, nutrient, and water balance. AMF-mediated host AQP responses exhibit three unique patterns under stressful conditions: either no changes, downregulation to limit water loss, or upregulation to promote water and nutrient uptake. Nevertheless, little is known about cellular and molecular underpinnings of AMF effect on host AQPs. We also summarize evidence that AMF enhance antioxidant defenses, osmotic adjustment, soil structure, and water retention, thereby jointly improving plant drought tolerance. This review concludes by outlining the potential of AMF to support sustainable agriculture, offering critical research gaps, such as mechanistic studies on fungal AQPs, hormonal crosstalk, and field-scale performance, which propose future directions for deploying AMF in drought-prone agroecosystems.

Indexed as

antioxidant defenseaquaporinsroot hydraulicssoil aggregationwater-use efficiency

Identifiers

PMID41590432
PMCPMC12842684

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