Roles of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi on Plant Growth and Performance: Importance in Biotic and Abiotic Stressed Regulation
2020
Diagne, Nathalie | Ngom, Mariama | Djighaly, Pape Ibrahima | Fall, Dioumacor | Hocher, Valérie | Svistoonoff, Sergio | Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles [Dakar] (ISRA) | LMI Adaptation des Plantes et microorganismes associés aux Stress Environnementaux [Dakar] (LAPSE) ; Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD) | Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Laboratoire Commun de Microbiologie ; Université Cheikh Anta Diop [Dakar, Sénégal] (UCAD) | Université Assane Seck de Ziguinchor [Sénégal] (UASZ) | Laboratoire des symbioses tropicales et méditerranéennes (UMR LSTM) ; Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Institut Agro - Montpellier SupAgro ; Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro) | Fonds d'Impulsion de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique" (FIRST) of the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation of Senegal
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Show more [+] Less [-]English. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) establish symbiotic associations with most terrestrial plants. These soil microorganisms enhance the plant's nutrient uptake by extending the root absorbing area. In return, the symbiont receives plant carbohydrates for the completion of its life cycle. AMF also helps plants to cope with biotic and abiotic stresses such as salinity, drought, extreme temperature, heavy metal, diseases, and pathogens. For abiotic stresses, the mechanisms of adaptation of AMF to these stresses are generally linked to increased hydromineral nutrition, ion selectivity, gene regulation, production of osmolytes, and the synthesis of phytohormones and antioxidants. Regarding the biotic stresses, AMF are involved in pathogen resistance including competition for colonization sites and improvement of the plant's defense system. Furthermore, AMF have a positive impact on ecosystems. They improve the quality of soil aggregation, drive the structure of plant and bacteria communities, and enhance ecosystem stability. Thus, a plant colonized by AMF will use more of these adaptation mechanisms compared to a plant without mycorrhizae. In this review, we present the contribution of AMF on plant growth and performance in stressed environments.
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