S. Arora et al. (eds.), Springer International Publishing AG
Abstract
Not AvailableAMF have the potential to ameliorate salt stress and improve plant growth. AMF-mediated
amelioration is attributed due to accumulation of different solutes and
higher uptake of water and nutrients under salinity conditions. AMF symbiosis also
regulates various plant physiological and biochemical processes such as water
potential, ionic balance, stomata conductance, maintenance of photosynthesis,
reduction of oxidative damage through antioxidant production and hormone-mediated
signal transduction. However, the ultimate mechanisms that allow AMF
plants a higher tolerance to salinity are still in infancy. Molecular bases of regulation
of ionic homeostatis, cation to proton antiporter and cyclic nucleotide-gated channels
under AMF symbiosis are largely unknown. Thus investigation on these aspects
on arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis under salinity is a promising field that should
shed further light on new mechanisms involved in the enhanced tolerance of AM
plants to salt stress. Further, transcriptomic analysis of some AMF is a promising
tool that could provide new data regarding fungal genes that may also participate in
the response of AMF symbiosis to salinity stress.Not Availabl
