Pedosphere 34(2): 269--278, 2024
ISSN 1002-0160/CN 32-1315/P
©2024 Soil Science Society of China
Published by Elsevier B.V. and Science Press
| Disentangling the contributions of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to soil multifunctionality |
Fayuan WANG1 , Zed RENGEL2,3 |
1 College of Environment and Safety Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042 (China);
2 UWA School of Agriculture and Environment, University of Western Australia, Perth WA 6009 (Australia);
3 Institute for Adriatic Crops and Karst Reclamation, Split 21000 (Croatia) |
| Corresponding Author:Fayuan WANG |
| ABSTRACT |
| Soil multifunctionality represents a range of soil processes driven by the interactions between soil abiotic and biotic components. As a group of ubiquitous fungi that form mutualistic symbiotic associations with a vast array of terrestrial plants, arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi may play a critical role in maintaining soil multifunctionality, but the characteristics of their contributions remain to be unraveled. This mini review aims to disentangle the contributions of AM fungi to soil multifunctionality. We provide a framework of concepts about AM fungi making crucial contributions to maintaining multiple soil functions, including primary productivity, nutrient cycling, water regulation and purification, carbon and climate regulation, habitat for biodiversity, disease and pest control, and pollutant degradation and detoxification, via a variety of pathways, particularly contributing to soil and plant health. This review contends that AM fungi, as a keystone component of soil microbiome, can govern soil multifunctionality, ultimately promoting ecosystem services. |
| Key Words: carbon neutrality,ecosystem functions and services,nutrient cycling,organic matter decomposition,soil functions |
| Citation: Wang F Y, Rengel Z. 2024. Disentangling the contributions of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to soil multifunctionality. Pedosphere. 34(2): 269-278. |
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