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@article{194391,
        author = {Dr Priyanka Pandey and Dr Samira Chugh and Prof I Usha Rao},
        title = {Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) as plant bio-stimulants for green growth},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {12},
        number = {10},
        pages = {3929-3933},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=194391},
        abstract = {One of the most prevalent symbiotic relationships between fungi and the roots of higher plants is arbuscular mycorrhizae. The most prevalent kind of mycorrhizal relationship created by Glomerales fungi are endomycorrhizal associations, also known as vesicular arbuscular mycorrhiza or arbuscular mycorrhiza. By improving the supply and availability of nutrients to plants, mycorrhizal fungus acting as biofertilizers increase crop plant output. They are also known to generate organic compounds, such as phosphatases, and may function as bio-stimulants. Thus, using arbuscular mycorrhiza to develop plants is sustainable and environmentally benign, resulting in green growth. Although these bio-stimulants and biofertilizers are good for plants, their potential as organic fertilisers are limited because they are obligate biotrophs and are hard to cultivate, even axenically. Given their advantageous coevolution with higher plants, the formation of an extensive inoculum of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi is essential to accelerate green growth. The yields of rice and maize varieties in the sub-Saharan region have significantly increased as a result of several attempts to boost their supply, such as crop rotation and their inclusion with other organic fertilisers. The findings are encouraging since raising yields in dry areas can help residents' nutritional condition and alleviate the hunger and malnutrition that are common there. Large-scale culture and production using bioreactors is a new technique that needs more study and use to produce consistent results. With more availability of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, they can definitely surpass all other bio-stimulants in green growth.},
        keywords = {Bioreactors, Coevolution Geen growth, Arbuscular Mycorrhiza.},
        month = {March},
        }