Meet the editor

Dr. Ramalingam Radhakrishnan was born in India. He received several research awards and fellowships during doctoral and post-doctoral programs and made a significant contribution to the application of magnetic fields to the improvement of crop plants. His research was honored by the Chinese Academy of Science, which provided him financial support to present his findings at an international conference held in China. Profes-

sionally, he was employed as a post-doctoral researcher, research professor, and assistant professor at South Korean universities and research institutes. His major research finding is the utilization of microbes or elicitors to improve crops under environmental stress conditions and biological weed control. He has published several research and review papers as the main author in reputed journals, books, and conferences.

Contents

Agricultural System

*by Ozlem Altuntas*

on Cucumber

*and Mustafa A. Manshood*

*Anand Chaurasia and Babita Rana*

*by Wawan Sulistiono and Taryono*

**Preface III**

**Chapter 1 1**

**Chapter 2 19**

**Chapter 3 31**

**Chapter 4 47**

**Chapter 5 59**

**Chapter 6 69**

**Chapter 7 77**

**Chapter 8 97**

Native Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Agro-Industries in Arid Lands:

Soil Metagenomics: Prospects and Challenges

*by Prashant Kaushik, Opinder Singh Sandhu, Navjot Singh Brar, Vivek Kumar, Gurdeep Singh Malhi, Hari Kesh and Ishan Saini*

Arbuscular Mycorrhizal (AM) Fungi as a Tool for Sustainable

Advantages of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) Production for the Profitability of Agriculture and Biofertilizer Industry *by Santhi Sudha Samuel and Aranganathan Veeramani*

Production of Vegetable Crops by Using Arbuscular Mycorrhizae

Assessment of Biocontrol Potential of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal (*Glomus* spp.) against Damping-off Disease (*Rhizoctonia solani*)

*by Baker Diwan Getheeth Aljawasim, Hussein M. Khaeim* 

Productions, Applications Strategies and Challenges

Mycorrhizae Applications in Sustainable Forestry *by Dayakar Govindu, Anusha Duvva and Srinivas Podeti*

*by Bencherif Karima and Therrafi Samia*

The Role of Mycorrhizae on Seedlings and Early Growth of Sugarcane

*by Kavita Chahal, Vaishali Gupta, Naveen Kumar Verma,* 
