Arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis for sustainable cultivation of Chinese medicinal plants: a promising research direction.
Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) are symbiotic systems in nature and have great significance in promoting the growth and stress resistance of medicinal plants. During our literature search from the Chinese Scientific Information Database (Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure, CNKI) we obtained 65 articles with "AM fungi" and "medicinal plant" as the key words, which indicates that in China, research efforts on these topics have been increasing. The main purposes of this review are to discuss the effects of mycorrhiza on the active ingredients of Chinese medicinal plants in comparison with results obtained in other plants in studies conducted by the international research community, and to introduce works published in Chinese journals to international colleagues.
National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, People's Republic of China , China National Corp. of Traditional and Herbal Medicine, Beijing 100195, People's Republic of China , State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, People's Republic of China.
Yan
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Zeng
Lan-Ping
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Guo
Bao-Dong
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Chen
Zhi-Peng
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Hao
Ji-Yong
JY
Wang
Lu-Qi
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Huang
Guang
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Yang
Xiu-Ming
XM
Cui
Li
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Yang
Zhao-Xiang
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Wu
Mei-Lan
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Chen
Yan
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Zhang
D002681:China; D038821:Mycorrhizae / Q000502:physiology*; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000254:growth & development / Q000382:microbiology; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000382:microbiology*; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000502:physiology; D013559:Symbiosis / Q000502:physiology*