Zhou Rong, Raza Ali, Song Jueping, Janiad Sara, Li Qian, Huang Miaomiao, Hassan Muhammad Ahmad
Sericulture Research Institute, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hefei, China.
Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Crop Integrated Pest Management, School of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China.
Front Microbiol. 2025 Apr 28;16:1549006. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1549006. eCollection 2025.
Excessive use and overreliance on chemical fertilizers threatens soil health and environmental sustainability, necessitating eco-friendly alternatives like arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). The benefits of AMF are well-documented in staple crops, their effects on diverse species-particularly legumes and non-crop models under uniform conditions-remain underexplored, limiting their scalable adoption. This study evaluated 's role in enhancing growth, nutrient uptake, and stress resilience across five species: rice (), sesame (), sorghum (), Egyptian pea (), and the non-crop . The pot-experiment was conducted in natural open-field conditions (e.g., ambient light, temperature, and humidity) and inoculated plants were analyzed for biomass yield, nutrient concentrations, and physiological parameters to evaluate 's efficacy as a sustainable growth promoter. Inoculation with significantly enhanced plant performance across all species. Rice exhibited a 43% increase in dry biomass, alongside 53% higher phosphorus uptake and 24.5% greater magnesium accumulation. Root development improved markedly, with sesame, sorghum, Egyptian pea, and Mexican hat plants showing root length increases of 66.7, 42.9, 35, and 33.3%, respectively. Biomass gains were consistent: Egyptian pea (29% fresh biomass, 33% dry), sesame (30% fresh, 39% dry), sorghum (36.6% total), and Mexican hat plant (31% fresh, 34% dry). Nutrient uptake surged systemically, including potassium (sesame: 42%, Egyptian pea: 17.8%), calcium (sesame: 54.5%, sorghum: 29.4%), and magnesium (Mexican hat plant: 32.4%, Egyptian pea: 22.5%). Physiologically, photosynthetic rates rose by 21.4-45% (highest in Egyptian pea), stomatal conductance improved by 23.3-71.4% (peak in sesame), and chlorophyll and levels increased by 30-39.1% and 44.4-150.8%, respectively, across species. These results suggested that could provide a sustainable, environment friendly substitute for chemical fertilizers, preparing for the future of agriculture, where ecological services such as crop productivity and soil fertility depend on mycorrhizas alongside conventional cultivation practices. Integrating AMF into agricultural systems offers a potential strategy for eco-friendly farming practices that are viable and secure for long-term food security and eco-sustainability.
过度使用和过度依赖化肥威胁着土壤健康和环境可持续性，因此需要诸如丛枝菌根真菌（AMF）等生态友好型替代物。AMF对主要作物的益处已有充分记录，但在统一条件下，其对多种物种（尤其是豆类和非作物模式植物）的影响仍未得到充分探索，这限制了它们的大规模应用。本研究评估了AMF在促进五种物种生长、养分吸收和抗逆性方面的作用，这五种物种分别是水稻、芝麻、高粱、埃及豌豆和非作物墨西哥帽菊。盆栽试验在自然露天条件下（如环境光照、温度和湿度）进行，对接种AMF的植物分析其生物量产量、养分浓度和生理参数，以评估AMF作为可持续生长促进剂的功效。接种AMF显著提高了所有物种的植物性能。水稻的干生物量增加了43%，同时磷吸收量提高了53%，镁积累量增加了24.5%。根系发育明显改善，芝麻、高粱、埃及豌豆和墨西哥帽菊的根长分别增加了66.7%、42.9%、35%和33.3%。生物量增加情况一致：埃及豌豆（鲜生物量增加29%，干生物量增加33%）、芝麻（鲜生物量增加30%，干生物量增加39%）、高粱（总生物量增加36.6%）和墨西哥帽菊（鲜生物量增加31%，干生物量增加34%）。养分吸收全面激增，包括钾（芝麻：42%，埃及豌豆：17.8%）、钙（芝麻：54.5%，高粱：29.4%）和镁（墨西哥帽菊：32.4%，埃及豌豆：22.5%）。在生理方面，光合速率提高了21.
