Abstract
Improvement in the yield of many horticultural crops is due to the potential arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) association with the host plant. AMF not only revamp the supplement and water supply or instigate resilience of natural pressure but also incite protection from root illnesses and pests to their respective host plants. Hence, inoculation of horticultural crops with AMF can be cost effective and commercial inoculation products are available. AMF are essential biotic soil segments which, while absent or ruined, can prompt a less proficient biological system functioning. The procedure of restoring the normal degree of AMF wealth can speak to a valid alternative to traditional fertilizer practices, with a view to manageable farming. The principal methodology that can be embraced to accomplish this objective is the immediate representation of AMF propagules (inoculum) into an objective soil. Vegetable yields with high mycorrhizal development reliance are from Allium cepa, Allium ampeloprasum, Daucus carota, Lactuca sativa, Cucumis sativus, Phaseolus vulgaris, Pisum sativum, Solanum lycopersicum, Capsicum annuum, etc. Genomics and transcriptomics have prompted a mammoth advance in the exploration field of AMF, with ensuing significant advances in the present information on the procedures engaged in their communication with the host plant and other soil biota. The historical backdrop of AMF applications in controlled and open-field conditions is currently long. This chapter briefly identifies several future research areas relevant to AMF to exploit and improve the biostimulant effects of AMF in horticultural crops.
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Authors are immensely thankful to the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India, for providing DST-INSPIRE Fellowship to Harekrushna Swain having Fellowship No. IF140749. Authors are also thankful to the Director, ICAR-NRRI, Cuttack-753006, and HOD, Department of Botany and Biotechnology, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack-753003, for providing necessary library and technical support.
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Swain, H., Naik, S.K., Mukherjee, A.K. (2022). Utilization of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi to Boom the Efficiency and Product Nature of Horticultural Crops. In: Nayak, S.K., Baliyarsingh, B., Singh, A., Mannazzu, I., Mishra, B.B. (eds) Advances in Agricultural and Industrial Microbiology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9682-4_7
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