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Fungi for Future Farming: Enhancing Nutrient Uptake and Stress Resilience in Sustainable Development Era

Kallol Das1,*, Aniruddha Sarker2, Deen Mohammad Deepo3, F. M. Aminuzzaman4, Abu Bakar Siddique5, Saifullah Omar Nasif6, Ramadan A. Arafa7
1 College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA, USA
2 Interdisciplinary Institute for Food Security (IIFS), Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
3 Institute of Seed Technology, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
4 Department of Plant Pathology, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
5 Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, Prospect, Launceston, TAS, Australia
6 Global Centre for Environmental Remediation (GCER), University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
7 Plant Pathology Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt
* Corresponding Author: Kallol Das. Email: email, email
(This article belongs to the Special Issue: Technological Advances for Sustainable Management and Biological Control of Plant Pests and Diseases)

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany https://doi.org/10.32604/phyton.2026.079822

Received 29 January 2026; Accepted 02 June 2026; Published online 14 July 2026

Abstract

Plant growth-promoting fungi (PGPF) are a diverse group of non-pathogenic fungi that benefit host plants through multiple mechanisms. With the growing global emphasis on sustainable agriculture, research has increasingly focused on understanding fungal ecology and its role in enhancing plant growth and development. PGPF contributes significantly by facilitating nutrient acquisition, solubilizing minerals, producing growth hormones, and transferring essential elements from the soil to plants. PGPF have been proposed as biofertilizers, bio-stimulants, and/or biocontrol agents for a variety of plant species in earlier research findings. Modern biotechnological tools can help uncover plant-PGPF interactions, facilitating the development of crop-specific bioinoculants. This review critically evaluates PGPF as drivers of sustainable agriculture by bridging mechanistic insights with field-level applications. Unlike previous descriptive reviews, this study integrates nutrient acquisition, stress resilience mechanisms, and real-world efficacy under varying environmental conditions. We highlight the role of PGPF in climate-resilient cropping systems and circular bioeconomy frameworks, including waste valorization and biofertilizer development. Furthermore, we identify key limitations such as host specificity, environmental variability, and scalability challenges. Finally, future research directions including omics-driven inoculant design and microbiome engineering are proposed. This review provides a novel, integrative perspective on the application of PGPF in sustainable agriculture.

Keywords

Bio-stimulants; microorganisms; nutrient acquisition; PGPF; sustainable agriculture; stress management

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