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Benefits of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi to Sustainable Crop Production

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The majority of agricultural crops form relationships with arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi, which affect physiology and, consequently, yields and food qualities of plants. Mycorrhiza occur naturally in agroecosystems, but their abundance decreases with soil degradation, pollution or excessive use of agrochemicals. Additionally, mycorrhiza may be negatively affected by soil management practices and disadvantageous crop rotation. Conversely, mycorrhizal fungi are usually more abundant in sustainable and medium-to-low-input production systems. In order to exploit the beneficial effects of AM fungi, appropriate management practices, such as the design of suitable crop rotations, appropriate tillage practices, the introduction of multi-microbial inoculants, and the regulated use of agrochemicals, have to be employed. An alternative strategy for improved use of AM in sustainable crop production is to target crop breeding programs involving AM-favoring traits. Understanding the multifarious activities of AM fungi is likely to provide a prospective tool for sustainable crop production in different agro-ecosystems.

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The authors acknowledge the funding of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic from the projects No. 1P04OE187, the EU project E! 3375 EUROAGRI + MYCOTAGRIF, the Centre for Bioindication and Revitalization 1M0571, and the Institutional project AV0Z60050516 of the Institute of Botany, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic.

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Vosátka, M., Albrechtová, J. (2009). Benefits of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi to Sustainable Crop Production. In: Khan, M., Zaidi, A., Musarrat, J. (eds) Microbial Strategies for Crop Improvement. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-01979-1_10

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