Abstract
Climate change has a significant impact on environmental conditions, which affects the growth and productivity of plants. As a result, sustainable crop production continues to be a major global challenge, attracting increasing attention from the scientific community in order to feed the world’s growing population while reducing the use of conventional chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are widely used to build symbiotic relationships with over 80% of the species of the land, including most of the cultivated plants. These fungi are of great interest because of their biofertilizer potential (microbial inoculants) in low-input and organic agriculture, which represents an adequate alternative tool for chemical fertilizers. Using AMF as biofertilizer enables plants to use mineral elements such as nitrogen and phosphorous effectively. In addition to an improvement in plant nutrition, AMF plays an important role in improving soil structure, fertility and heavy metal remediation. In conclusion, AMF can be used as a potential biofertilizer for control of environmental stress and may open new strategies to support agriculture and increase global food safety.