This article gives a review of scientific and professional literature regarding the application of mycorrhizas in horticulture. It defines the phenomenon of mycorrhizal symbiosis and describes some of the basic features of symbiotic relationships between plants and fungi. It specifies most common types of mycorrhizas appearing in nature, their characteristics and differences considering diverse hosts, symbiotic fungi and nature of their relationship. The main objective of the article is to demonstrate the effects of mycorrhizal colonization on various agricultural, physiological and biochemical properties of horticultural crops. It also proposes an important influence of mycorrhization on plant nutrition, nutrient uptake and crop yields. Researches show that plants with mycorrhiza are more tolerant to nutrients and water stress, soil salinity and high heavy metals concentrations. Also, it has been shown that mycorrhizal symbiosis positively affects plants during attacks of foliar pathogens and plant-parasitic nematodes. These effects propose the possibility of use of mycorrhizas in sustainable agroecosystems, but the relationship between plants, mycorrhizal fungi and soil type is yet to be elucidated.Keywords: arbuscular mycorrhiza, horticulture, sustainable agriculture Sažetak U ovom radu dat je pregled znanstvene i stručne literature na temu primjene mikorize u hortikulturi. Definirana je pojava mikoriznih simbioza te su pojašnjene neke od osnovnih značajki simbiotskog odnosa između gljive i biljke. Navedeni su najčešći tipovi mikorize u prirodi, njihove karakteristike i razlike s obzirom na domaćine, simbiotske gljive i prirodu odnosa. Cilj je rada literaturnim primjerima demonstrirati učinke koje kolonizacija mikoriznim gljivama može imati na razna agronomska, fiziološka i biokemijska svojstva hortikulturnih vrsta. Prikazan je pozitivan utjecaj mikorizacije na ishranu bilja i usvajanje pojedinačnih hraniva te rast i prinos kultura. Istraživanja pokazuju da mikorizirane biljke bolje podnose stres uzrokovan nedostatkom hraniva i vode te zaslanjenost i toksične koncentracija teških metala u tlu. Također, pokazan je i pozitivan učinak simbioze na kulture pri napadu 706