“…In microbial-assisted phytomining, the exudates of mycorrhizal roots play a significant role in the efficiency of phytoextraction of the elements in the soil. For instance, concentrations of amino acids (glutamine, glutamic acid, valine, and methionine) and organic acids (citric acid, malic acid, and oxalic acid) in the root exudate of Andropogon virginicus were increased under P-deficient conditions [32], and the extraradical hyphae of AM fungi could exude diverse metabolites that are influenced by P levels and diverse AM fungal species [33]. In previous reports, we observed an increase in translocation for Mn, Fe, As, Zn, Ti, Cr, Cu, Rb, Sr., Al, Ba, K, and Ca when the MAP system based on the arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) symbiosis established between the sunflower Helianthus annuus and the AM fungal species Rhizophagus intraradices (GA5 strain, https://bgiv.com.ar/strains/ Rhizophagus-intraradices/ga5).…”