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Phosphate-Solubilizing Fungi: Current Perspective, Mechanisms and Potential Agricultural Applications

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Agriculturally Important Fungi for Sustainable Agriculture

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Abstract

Phosphate is one of the vital macronutrient required for the plant growth and development. Phosphorus (P) bioavailability in the plant can be supplemented by the phosphate-solubilizing fungi (PSF) in the soil. Most of the PSF belongs to the genus Aspergillus, Penicillium, and Fusarium. Few researchers have developed different strategies for the efficient phosphate solubilization which further directly used by the plant for its growth and development. Researcher’s findings suggest that PSF is effective in plant growth promotion which occurs adjacent to the plant root system and provides the basic availability of phosphorus (P) to the plant. PSF have plant growth promoting properties such as phytohormones production and phosphate solubilization, which enhanced plant growth and yield and also used in phytoremediation of different chemicals.

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Kumar, A., Teja, E.S., Mathur, V., Kumari, R. (2020). Phosphate-Solubilizing Fungi: Current Perspective, Mechanisms and Potential Agricultural Applications. In: Yadav, A., Mishra, S., Kour, D., Yadav, N., Kumar, A. (eds) Agriculturally Important Fungi for Sustainable Agriculture. Fungal Biology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45971-0_6

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