Abstract
Microbial hotspot is defined as a small soil volume having much faster biogeochemical process rates and much more intensive interactions compared to the average soil conditions. Many soil microorganisms tend to aggregate by forming colonies and biofilms resulting in microbial hotspots. The abundant hotspots within a soil volume transforms the environment and extends the hotspots to the hotspheres such as rhizosphere. Rhizosphere is influenced by plant roots and is an active microhabitat where plant roots and microbes interact. It harbors a diverse microbiotic community, including numerous bacteria, fungi, and archaea. Among them, fungi are engaged, especially, in close relationship with plants. The fungal association in hotspot of rhizosphere plays a pivotal role by acting as both beneficial and detrimental plant partners. This chapter focuses on fungal diversity in the rhizosphere, types of fungal association that exist, factors that affect the association and the advantages and disadvantages of fungal association. This chapter also explains the application of beneficial association to boost up agricultural production for human benefit.
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