Other chapters elucidate the role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in the alleviation of plant water stress and of heavy metal toxicity in the remediation of saline soils in mining site rehabilitation and in the reforestation of degraded tropical forests. This volume explores the various functions and potential applications of mycorrhizas including topics such as the dynamics of root colonization soil carbon sequestration and the function of mycorrhizas in extreme environments some contributions focus on the use of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi amf are soil inhabitants forming associations with the vast majority of plant species they play key roles in soil processes eg soil structure biogeochemical . Mycorrhizal fungi use in sustainable agriculture and land restoration author solaiman zakaria m editor isbn series soil biology 41 abstract including soil management practices their use as biofertilizers and in relation to medicinal plants other chapters elucidate the role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in the alleviation . Mycorrhizal fungi use in sustainable agriculture and land restoration inproceedingssolaiman2014mycorrhizalfu titlemycorrhizal fungi use in sustainable agriculture and land restoration authorz solaiman and l abbott and a varma booktitlesoil biology year2014