Arbuscular mycorrhizal networks-A climate-smart blueprint for agriculture.

ABSTRACT: The arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungal symbiosis offers a transformative solution to mitigate agroecosystem challenges linked to the excessive use of synthetic chemicals. However, the role of AM-plant communication in response to anthropogenic activities and hyphal network functionality remains poorly understood. Here, we reposition AM fungal hyphosphere networks as a keystone ecological infrastructure for sustainable agroecosystems. Drawing on a synthesis of thousands of global experimental studies, we highlight the primary environmental functions of AM fungus-plant communication: enhancing agroecosystem resilience by buffering crops against diverse biotic and abiotic stressors through molecular signaling and physiological modulation, mediating energy transfer via small-RNA-mediated cross

SUBMITTER: Wang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12785151 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature