Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Sustainable Agriculture: Inoculum Production and Application

Arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis: from infection signaling to bidirectional nutrient exchanges. - Advances in AMF research: Isolation, histochemical staining, enumeration, morphological and molecular techniques. - Improved DNA extraction methods and PCR primes for assessing AMF diversity and distribution in agro-ecosystem. - Identifying and selecting indigenous Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi for field Application. - Substrate based and substrate free In-vivo production technologies of AMF. - In vitro Production of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi: An overview. - Low cost technologies for AMF inoculum production using various agro-wastes and other byproducts. - Development and management of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi inocula for smallholder farmers: challenges and opportunities. - New formulations, product development and commercialization of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal fungi. - Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in the field: Triumphs and failures. - Challenges in application of arbuscular mycorrhizal inocula in conventional agriculture. - Abiotic Environmental factors influencing Distribution and Behavior arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). - Importance of AMF in the determination of species composition and diversity distribution of various ecosystem under different habitats. - Functional practical importance of AMF mixed inoculants for plant growth and adaption. - Application of AMF under continuous and diverse fertilization regime: case studies. - Arbuscular Mycorrhizal: Physiology of symbiosis and application towards sustainability. - Production methods of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal inoculum: challenges and future perspectives.