Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi-induced mitigation of heavy metal phytotoxicity in metal contaminated soils: A critical review

M Riaz, M Kamran, Y Fang, Q Wang, H Cao… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
The heavy metal pollution is a worldwide problem and has received a serious concern for
the ecosystem and human health. In the last decade, remediation of the agricultural polluted …

Role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in regulating growth, enhancing productivity, and potentially influencing ecosystems under abiotic and biotic stresses

A Wahab, M Muhammad, A Munir, G Abdi, W Zaman… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) form symbiotic relationships with the roots of nearly all
land-dwelling plants, increasing growth and productivity, especially during abiotic stress …

Improved Drought Tolerance by AMF Inoculation in Maize (Zea mays) Involves Physiological and Biochemical Implications

N Begum, MA Ahanger, Y Su, Y Lei, NSA Mustafa… - Plants, 2019 - mdpi.com
The role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus (AMF, Glomus versiforme) in amelioration of
drought-induced effects on growth and physio-biochemical attributes in maize (Zea mays L.) …

[HTML][HTML] Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi regulate the oxidative system, hormones and ionic equilibrium to trigger salt stress tolerance in Cucumis sativus L.

A Hashem, AA Alqarawi, R Radhakrishnan… - Saudi journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) association increases plant stress tolerance. This study
aimed to determine the mitigation effect of AMF on the growth and metabolic changes of …

Effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on the physiological functioning of maize under zinc-deficient soils

A Saboor, MA Ali, S Danish, N Ahmed, S Fahad… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Zinc (Zn) deficiency can severely inhibit plant growth, yield, and enzymatic activities. Zn
plays a vital role in various enzymatic activities in plants. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi as potential agents in ameliorating heavy metal stress in plants

R Dhalaria, D Kumar, H Kumar, E Nepovimova, K Kuča… - Agronomy, 2020 - mdpi.com
Heavy metal accumulation in plants is a severe environmental problem, rising at an
expeditious rate. Heavy metals such as cadmium, arsenic, mercury and lead are known …

Advances in fungal-assisted phytoremediation of heavy metals: A review

M Khalid, URR Saeed, D Hassani, K Hayat, Z Pei… - Pedosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Trace metals such as manganese (Mn), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), and iron (Fe) are essential
for many biological processes in plant life cycles. However, in excess, they can be toxic and …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi mediated enhanced biomass, root morphological traits and nutrient uptake under drought stress: a meta-analysis

M Chandrasekaran - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
Drought stress remains the major constraint in affecting crop productivity in several arid and
semi-arid areas highlighting climate change perspectives. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi …

The critical role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to improve drought tolerance and nitrogen use efficiency in crops

H Tang, MU Hassan, L Feng, M Nawaz… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Drought stress (DS) is a serious abiotic stress and a major concern across the globe as its
intensity is continuously climbing. Therefore, it is direly needed to develop new management …

Improvement of the Cu and Cd phytostabilization efficiency of perennial ryegrass through the inoculation of three metal-resistant PGPR strains

T Ke, G Guo, J Liu, C Zhang, Y Tao, P Wang, Y Xu… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
To explore a novel strategy for the remediation of soils polluted with Cu and Cd, three strains
of plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPRs) isolated from contaminated mines and two …