Abstract
The growing population demands more food for their survival and decreasing agricultural land has put pressure on farmers and agricultural scientists to enhance the crop productivity. This has led to excessive use of chemical fertilizers and chemical pesticides to enhance agricultural productivity. Arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM) symbiosis with rooted plants is considered one of the oldest symbiotic interactions in the nature. Arbuscular mycorrhiza approximately colonizes 80% of the terrestrial plant species. These uptake the nutrients from the soil and transfer to host plants in exchange of carbon sources. Indeed, AM fungi provide plant’s protection against biotic and abiotic stresses, thus play a key role in sustainable agriculture. Such properties of the AM fungi make them important for biofertilizers as chemical based fertilizers are not good for healthy soil. This chapter focuses on drawback of current agricultural practices, problems associated with chemical fertilizers and beneficial role of mycorrhizal association to symbiotic host plants. Furthermore, the roles of arbuscular mycorrhiza as biofertilizers are also discussed.
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Kumar, P., Dubey, K.K. (2020). Biotechnological Interventions for Arbuscular Mycorrhiza Fungi (AMF) Based Biofertilizer: Technological Perspectives. In: Shukla, P. (eds) Microbial Enzymes and Biotechniques. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6895-4_9
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