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Mycorrhizal Fungi and Climate Resilience

Enhancing Plant Health for a Sustainable Future

  • 1st Edition - November 1, 2026
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Javid A. Parray, Wen-Jun Li, Dilfuza Egamberdieva, Young-Hong Liu
  • Language: English

Mycorrhizal Fungi and Climate Resilience: Enhancing Plant Health for a Sustainable Future presents advancements in the understanding of Mycorrhizal associations with plants, their… Read more

Description

Mycorrhizal Fungi and Climate Resilience: Enhancing Plant Health for a Sustainable Future presents advancements in the understanding of Mycorrhizal associations with plants, their ecological attributes and highlights the latest genomics and metagenome research into the potential for Mycorrhizal Fungi to help combat climate change impacts and improve plant growth. The book explores genomic and metagenomic approaches that enable researchers to decipher the complex interactions within the soil microbiome. By understanding these interactions, the use of mycorrhizal networks can be further utilized to promote sustainable agricultural practices that not only mitigate the impacts of climate change but also bolster food security. It explains the intricate symbiotic relationships between mycorrhizal fungi and host plants and demonstrates the crucial role of those partnerships in nutrient acquisition, drought tolerance, and soil health. The book provides a thorough overview of how advances in molecular techniques have illuminated the diversity and functionality of mycorrhizal communities, revealing their potential to enhance plant resilience in an era marked by environmental uncertainty. This volume in the Microbiome Research in Plants and Soil series includes real-world examples demonstrating effective mycorrhizal interventions in multiple ecosystems, including forests, grasslands, and agricultural contexts. It demonstrates how the use of mycorrhizal fungi can boost biodiversity and revive plant communities, contributing to the repair and restore degraded lands. Mycorrhizal Fungi and Climate Resilience: Enhancing Plant Health for a Sustainable Future is a valuable resource for researchers and academics in agricultural, plant and environmental sciences.

Key features

  • Presents comprehensive coverage of mycorrhiza and their interactions
  • Includes genetic studies of mycorrhizal fungal communities
  • Explores the impact of climate stress on mycorrhizal symbiosis
  • Highlights the role of mycorrhiza in plant growth under various climate conditions

Readership

Researchers and academics in agricultural and plant sciences

Table of contents

Section I: Arbuscular Mycorrhizas and functional attributes

1. Mycorrhizas- Ecological and Functional attributes

2. Mycorrhizas – various forms- (Ericoid, Ectendo and arbutoid)

3. Mycorrhizas of Green orchids

4. Mycorrhizas in achlorophyllous plants (mycoheterotrophs)

5. AMF and Networks- their functions

6. Growth and Carbon Economy of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal symbionts

7. Study of Mycorrhizal symbiosis mechanisms for Ecological restoration

8. Utilization of organic nitrogen by ectomycorrhizal fungi

Section II: Mycorrhizal symbiosis and plant Growth attributes – Abiotic stress and climate change

9. Mechanistic Insights into Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi-Mediated Drought Stress Tolerance in Plants

10. Role of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis: salinity stress mitigation in plants

11. Spatial and temporal structuring in N2 acquisition of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal communities to host plants under abiotic stress

12. Climate change impacts on food security-focus on harnessing root associated Mycorrhiza

13. Role of biostimulants from Mycorrhizal Symbiosis in mitigating the effects of climate change on crop performance

14. Mycorrhizal Symbiosis and their role in contribution of Global Carbon cycling

Section III: Genomic studies

15. Harnessing genomics to enhance our understanding of the development, evolution, and functioning of mycorrhizal symbioses

16. Molecular and genetic Regulation of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis

17. A meta-analysis study of the effects of climate change on the mutualism between plants and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi

18. Mycorrhiza-induced resistance and priming of plant defenses – a Bioinformatic Analysis

19. Mycorrhizal Symbiosis in Plant Growth and Stress Adaptation: From Genes to Ecosystems

20. Prospects and metagenomic profiling of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in phytoremediation of heavy metal contaminated agricultural soils.

Section IV: Progress and challenges

21. Progress and challenges in agricultural applications of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi

22. Research Progress of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Improving Plant Resistance to Temperature Stress

23. Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi as biofertilizers: Current trends, challenges, and future prospects

24. Associative Impact of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Biochar to Improve Soil Biochemistry

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: November 1, 2026
  • Language: English

About the editors

JP

Javid A. Parray

Javid A. Parray holds a master’s degree in Environmental Science and completed his MPhil and PhD from the University of Kashmir, and qualified for the prestigious JKSLET exam. He also conducted post-doctoral research at Kashmir University and received a Fast Track Young Scientist Project by the Science and Engineering Research Board of the Government of India. He currently teaches at the Department of Environmental Science, GDC Eidgah Srinagar, affiliated with Cluster University Srinagar. His research interests include ecological and agricultural microbiology, climate change, microbial biotechnology, and environmental microbiomes. He is a prolific author and editor of numerous papers and books and serves on the editorial boards of several high-impact journals. A member of various scientific organizations, he received the “Emerging Scientist of the Year” Gold Medal in 2018. Currently, he is the national coordinator for a Swayam Moocs program on Environmental Science. Recently, he was appointed series editor for Microbiome Research in Plants and Soil by Elsevier and serves as the Executive Editor in Chief for the open-access journal Micro Environer.

Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Science, Government Degree College Eidgah Srinagar, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India

WL

Wen-Jun Li

Wen-Jun Li received his PhD in microbiology from Shenyang Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He is currently working as Distinguished Professor in School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China. His research mainly focuses on microbial diversity under those unusual environments, by using culture-dependent and culture-independent methods, as well as mechanisms of extremophilic microbes to adapt those unusual environments. He was awarded the WFCC (The World Federation for Culture Collections) Skerman award for microbial taxonomy in 2007, and other six provincial and ministry level awards for his outstanding research contributions on the field of microbial systematics and microbial ecology. He has successfully trained more than 150 graduate students and postdoc level students in the field of microbial taxonomy and microbial ecology at home and abroad countries.

Affiliations and expertise
School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China

DE

Dilfuza Egamberdieva

Dilfuza Egamberdieva is a Research Associate at the Leibniz Centre of Agricultural Landscape Research, Germany, and head of the Joint Uzbek-China Key Lab of Ecobiomes of Arid Lands at the National University of Uzbekistan. Her research focuses on microbial ecology, plant-microbe interactions, plant nutrition, stress tolerance, and biological disease control. She holds an MSc in Microbiology and Chemistry from the National University of Uzbekistan and a PhD in Agricultural Biotechnology from Humboldt University of Berlin. Her postdoctoral studies included positions at Helsinki University, Florence University, Manchester Metropolitan University, and Leiden University. She has received numerous awards, including the 2019 SCOPUS Top Scientist of the Year, the 2013 TWAS Award in Agricultural Sciences, the 2006 L'OREAL-UNESCO Fellowship, and the 2005 UNESCO-Man and Biosphere Award, among others. She served on the UN’s HLPE on Food Security and Nutrition (2018-2019), is an elected member of the Global Young Academy of the American Society of Microbiology, and is a prolific book author and volume editor. Recently, she was appointed series editor for Microbiome Research in Plants and Soil by Elsevier and serves as the Co-editor in Chief for the open-access journal Micro Environer.
Affiliations and expertise
Research Associate, Land Use and Governance, Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), Müncheberg, Germany; Head of the Uzbek-Chinese Key Lab of Ecobiomes of Arid Lands, National University of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

YL

Young-Hong Liu

Dr. Yong-Hong Liu earned her PhD in microbiology from the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences in China, where she also completed her postdoctoral research. Currently, she serves as an Associate Professor at the same institution. Her research primarily focuses on microbial diversity in unusual environments, employing culture-dependent and culture-independent methods. Additional areas of interest include the ecology and resources of microbes in saline-alkali environments, biocontrol of fungal diseases, and rhizobial interactions. In 2021, Dr Liu was honoured with the Outstanding Postdoc Award from the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. She has successfully trained more than 30 graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in microbial ecology. Dr. Liu has published over 30 high-impact research papers and book chapters in respected journals and publishing platforms like Elsevier, Springer, MDPI, Frontiers, etc. Furthermore, she serves on the editorial board and is a permanent journal reviewer. She is also an invited speaker at various scientific meetings and conferences in China and internationally. Additionally, Dr. Liu has been awarded four significant research projects from different Chinese organizations focusing on various aspects of microbiology.

Affiliations and expertise
Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing, China