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Roles of Arbuscular mycorrhizal Fungi as a Biocontrol Agent in the Control of Plant Diseases

Wenfeng Weng, Jun Yan, Meiliang Zhou, Xin Yao, Aning Gao, Chao Ma, Jianping Cheng, Jingjun Ruan

Microorganisms · 2022

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Summary

fungi (AMF) are a class of beneficial microorganisms that are widely distributed in soil ecosystems and can form symbionts with 80% of terrestrial higher plants, and improve the nutritional status of plants. The use of AMF as a biocontrol method to antagonize soil-borne pathogens has received increasing interest from phytopathologists and ecologists. In this paper, the mechanisms of resistance to diseases induced by AMF and the application of AMF to plant fungal, bacterial, and nematode diseases have been summarized. This study aimed to enhance the potential use of AMF as a biological control method to prevent plant diseases in the future. Root morphological alteration characteristics were explained, including the influence of AMF on root structure, function, and the regulation of AMF via

Source type
Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.3390/microorganisms10071266
Catalogue ID
SNmojyxp9f-7gwbte
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