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Projections of food requirements for the year 2050 are 50% higher for a world population four times larger than the current one. Climate change and excessive use of agrochemicals have affected soil quality. Producing more while preserving and enhancing environmental quality is a key challenge for the future, as well as an appropriate soil management. Several abiotic elements may play a key role in modulating the diversity of soil microbes, including those inhabiting the rhizosphere, the portion of soil that is exposed to the root activity, known as the rhizosphere microbiome. Many of these microorganisms have growth-promoting properties, including rhizobacteria and mycorrhiza, which can improve plant health in different ways. Microbial groups with biological control capabilities, solubilizing phosphates, or producing plant hormones grow preferentially in the rhizosphere of a mycorrhized plant, or mycorrhizosphere. Such abilities make these microorganisms suitable to build...
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Toro, M., Andrade, G. (2020). Arbuscular Mycorrhizae, Beneficial Microorganisms for Sustainable Agriculture. In: Leal Filho, W., Azul, A., Brandli, L., Lange Salvia, A., Wall, T. (eds) Life on Land. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71065-5_122-1
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