Chapter 1: Applications of mycorrhizal fungi in agriculture and forestry

Wentao Hu, and Lan Pan      State Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangdong Key Laboratory for Innovative Development and Utilization of Forest Plant Germplasm, College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Abstract

Mycorrhizal fungi (MF) can enhance the growth and nutrient absorption of mycorrhizal plants and increase the ability of plants to resist biotic and abiotic stresses by regulating some metabolisms of stress-related enzyme, phytohormones, and so on. This chapter summarizes various applications ...

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