A review of the interaction of medicinal plants and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in the rhizosphere

Medicinal plants are well known to have the advantages of high concentration medicinal ingredients having clinical importance, curative value, small toxic and side effects. Important compounds viz., paclitaxel, camptothecin, vincristine been developed from as first-line drugs, leading their consistently increasing demand globally. However, destruction natural environment due excessive mining threatened such resources jeopardizing successful growing plants. A group beneficial arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi is exist in rhizosphere plants, which can establish a reciprocal symbiosis with roots, namely mycorrhizas. These AM pivotal habitat adaptation Studies demonstrated that aided growth promotion nutrient absorption thereby, accelerating accumulation aiding resistance against abiotic stresses drought, low temperature, salinity. An AM-like fungus Piriformospora indica be cultured vitro without later showed analogous effects on provide new mechanistic pathways towards artificial cultivation loaded huge international market. This review provides an overview diversity inhabiting analyzes functioning P. indica, coupled future lines research.