"Mycorrhizal Fungi: Utilization in Agriculture and Industry" ed. by Ramalingam Radhakrishnan

This book provides updated information on the production and utilization of mycorrhizal fungi for sustainable agriculture and forestry.

Microbes are essential components of the ecosystem. Mycorrhizal fungi in the rhizosphere support or inhibit plant growth naturally. Plant growth-promoting fungi help to improve crop yield and crop sustainability in adverse environmental conditions including soil salinity, drought, high and low temperatures, and infections from pathogens and pests. Mycorrhizal fungi secrete plant growth-promoting substances, enzymes, and other metabolites, all of which play a vital role in enhancing the productivity of economically important plants. These fungi also reduce the need to use chemicals in agriculture, which helps to minimize soil pollutants.

Contents
1. Soil Metagenomics: Prospects and Challenges
2. Arbuscular Mycorrhizal (AM) Fungi as a Tool for Sustainable Agricultural System
3. Advantages of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) Production for the Profitability of Agriculture and Biofertilizer Industry
4. Production of Vegetable Crops by Using Arbuscular Mycorrhizae
5. The Role of Mycorrhizae on Seedlings and Early Growth of Sugarcane
6. Assessment of Biocontrol Potential of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal (Glomus spp.) against Damping-off Disease (Rhizoctonia solani) on Cucumber
7. Native Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Agro-Industries in Arid Lands: Productions, Applications Strategies and Challenges
8. Mycorrhizae Applications in Sustainable Forestry
9. Influence of Endomycorrhizal Fungi on the Growth of Tropical Plant Species


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