Insights on the potentials of Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi as a bio-control agent

Sadhana Rai, Rakhi Raj Maurya

AMF, biotic/abiotic stress, bio-control agent, nematocidal activity, larvicidal activity

Over the past few decades, interest has been grown in the variety of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in an environment and the plant communities. Majority of all known land plants have symbiotic relationships with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. It significantly promotes plant development, water uptake, mineral feeding and defence against abiotic and biotic stressors. This review reveals the basic mechanisms that are conclusively connected with plant-AMF interaction, phytochemical treatments, and its function in promoting human health. In addition, the AMF symbiosis aids in the survival and development of the plant's secondary metabolism. This review includes the properties of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi linked to the host plant selection, quick adaptation to the biotic/abiotic stress, and the functional distinctions in host plant growth response. In most of the findings includes, AMF association aids the plant survival and application of phytochemicals as a bio-control agents showing nematocidal and larvicidal activities.

https://dx.doi.org/10.31873/IJEAS.11.05.05