Abstract
Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi are known to improve plant growth as well as enhance the host plants ability to fend off plant pathogens. Interactions of these important soil fungi with other soil micro-organisms such as plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are evitable in a complex soil environment. The combination of AM fungi and PGPR in agriculture and other plant production systems are of increasing interest particularly due to their combined biological control potential. Several mechanisms have been proposed to account for these observed interactions and include improved access to nutrients, compensation for damaged roots and development of plant induced resistance (IR), competition between micro-organisms, altered microbial populations due to antagonism towards pathogens resulting from presence of antimicrobial compounds and siderophores. The interaction is likely to involve a combination of these mechanisms ensuring that the battle for root domination remains the realm of the beneficial AM fungi and PGPR.
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