Use of Arbuscular Mycorrhiza in Ornamental Plants

Abstract

Today, many applications are made to increase flower yield in order to meet the high demand in the flower sector. However, chemical applications to increase productivity both require high costs and cause irreversible damages by disrupting the physical and chemical balance of the soil. For this reason, it is aimed to reduce the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides with various microorganisms called biofertilizers, which provide a more economical and environmentally friendly fertilization opportunity, to increase yield, resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses in flowers. One of the mentioned microorganisms is mycorrhizal fungi. These fungi, which have been researched for many years but have been studied more in recent years, have maintained a mutualistic life with plant roots, enabling the plant to grow more durable, obtaining higher yields from the plant, and prolonging the vase life in cut floriculture, which has a large share in the floriculture sector. In this review, it is aimed to bring together the researches on the yield of ornamental plants with mycorrhizal fungi and for researchers who want to work with these fungi in the future, by looking at this review, to see the studies in a single source.