Drought tolerance of bioenergy grass Saccharum spontaneum L. enhanced by arbuscular mycorrhizae

Physiological markers mitigate drought stress in Panicum turgidum Forssk. by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

“…The reduction in AMF colonization thus reduced the beneficial impact of AMF on the host plant (Deepika & Kothamasi, 2015). Similar to these results, Jing et al, (2014) and Mirshad & Puthur (2017) also reported a reduction in the percent colonization due to drought stress in Sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) and Saccharum spontaneum. Improved growth due to AMF colonization under normal growth conditions occurs primarily due to enhanced phosphorous solubilization which has been reported to be negatively impacted by reduced soil moisture (Deepika & Kothamasi, 2015).…”

“…Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are beneficial symbiotic organisms that can form an association with most of the plants species and provide a significant improvement in the structure and stability of the rhizospheric soil (Jing et al, 2014;Deepika & Kothamasi, 2015). AMF also elevate the physiological, biochemical, and molecular response of plants to stress; ultimately improving the growth performance of plants under both normal and stress conditions (Zhou et al, 2015;Mirshad & Puthur, 2017). AMF act as bio-ameliorators of stress can allay stress-induced deleterious changes in plant growth and metabolism (Ahanger et al, 2014;Mirshad & Puthur, 2017).…”

“…AMF also elevate the physiological, biochemical, and molecular response of plants to stress; ultimately improving the growth performance of plants under both normal and stress conditions (Zhou et al, 2015;Mirshad & Puthur, 2017). AMF act as bio-ameliorators of stress can allay stress-induced deleterious changes in plant growth and metabolism (Ahanger et al, 2014;Mirshad & Puthur, 2017). Yang et al, (2015) demonstrated that AMF-inoculated plants exhibit increased protection of photosynthesis in Robinia pseudoacacia L. by improving the phytostabilization and antioxidant system.…”

“…AMF can improve the appearance, physiology, and nutritional aspects of plants (Mo et al, 2016). AMF inoculation can also help to maintain ion homeostasis in plants which enables greater metabolic activities (Jing et al, 2014;Deepika & Kothamasi, 2015;Nath et al, 2016;Mirshad et al, 2017).…”

Rhizosphere engineering: Enhancing sustainable plant ecosystem productivity

“…An alternative strategy to mitigate climate change impacts on plant fitness is the utilization of beneficial mutualistic plant-microorganism interactions in the rhizosphere. Such mutulism can offer enhancement of root nutrient uptake and biomass productivity, and potentially improved plant acclimation to abiotic stresses (Mirshad and Puthur, 2017;Vurukonda et al, 2016b). Identification of rhizospheric microbes capable of conferring stress tolerance to their plant hosts, and employing symbiont-based approaches to understanding and improving root biomass production, whole plant productivity and/or soil carbon storage, could significantly contribute to reducing the negative impact of abiotic stresses on plant ecosystem function.…”