**6. Conclusions and Future perspectives with the adequate management of mycorrhizal fungi**

Although several studies have shown that inoculation in young plants grown in nurseries works well, it is still not a common practice in the production of seedlings of coffee for example, or other perennial plants. Studies applied to plants in the field have shown inconsistent results because most cultivated soils naturally have sufficient inoculum of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. The best option to benefit from this partnership is to adopt conservation practices that stimulate microbial activity and endemic populations of AMFs.

The use of harrowing and subsoiling to constantly turn the soil should be avoided. These tools disrupt hyphae networks and expose soil surfaces to high temperatures, promoting the degradation of stable organic matter. Excessive use of herbicides and fungicides also negatively affects the populations of these fungi. Soils that have a high biological activity are usually intensively cultivated, producing large amounts of biomass per unit area. Therefore, it is not advisable to exploit its productive capacity to the maximum in order to preserve it.

Conservationist practices benefit bioactivity and the presence of mycorrhizal fungi in the rhizosphere of plants, this makes the production system more resilient and improves the quality of the soil for cultivation. A significant portion of producers is changing their production system to a model that sees and values the complexities of production systems with their particularities [9].

Abandoning the idea of soil as an inert, lifeless substrate, and that everything can be solved with agricultural chemical inputs, is a big step toward sustainable production, which is certainly necessary to enter an increasingly demanding market. Increasingly, farmers will have a real sense of the importance of keeping the soil environment healthy and balanced for the optimal propagation and establishment of microorganisms such as arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi.
