In Vitro Production of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi: An Overview

The arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) forms root association with majority of land plants and both the partner get benefits from each other in mutualistic manner. The fungal partner is particularly important for ecological restoration and sustainable agriculture production. Instead of larger applicability, obligate nature of AMF imposes hindrance in research, production and its practical utility. To understand the fundamentals and practical aspects of AMF, in vitro technique could be valuable tool and several past studies found this technology as a suitable option for large scale production of AMF inoculum. In this chapter, we discuss the progress and development in various procedures and technologies made so far, their usefulness and future outlook for successful in vitro production of mycorrhizal inoculum.