Summary
Antimony (Sb) contamination threatens food security by lowering crop yields, reducing nutritional quality, and harming agroecosystems, underscoring the need for sustainable and eco‐friendly strategies to alleviate heavy metal stress. Here arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) role to mitigate Sb‐induced stress in maize, was examined. AMF‐inoculated and non‐inoculated plants were grown under control and Sb stress conditions for 10 weeks, and growth, nutrient uptake, metabolic profiles, antioxidant capacity, and antimicrobial activity were assessed. Sb exposure markedly suppressed maize performance, reducing fresh and dry biomass by 66% and 65%, respectively, while also impairing the growth‐promoting effects commonly associated with AMF. However, AMF inoculation significantly alleviated Sb toxi
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