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2579097 
Journal Article 
Integration of mycorrhization and photoautotrophic micropropagation in vitro: feasibility analysis for mass production of mycorrhizal transplants and inoculants of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi 
Liu, WenKe; Yang, QiC 
2008 
1 
Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture
ISSN: 0167-6857
EISSN: 1573-5044 
95 
2 
131-139 
WOS:000259443100001 
In this paper, studies on photoautotrophic micropropagation (PM) and inoculant cultivation of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) were reviewed. The existing issues, which include the lack of a bio-method for improving the environmental stress resistance of plantlets in vitro or ex vitro and the mass production of AMF inoculants in commercialization for PM and inoculants cultivation, were discussed. Based on current knowledge and our analysis, we suggested that the integration of PM system and mycorrhization in vitro (here called mycorrhization-PM cultivation system) is highly feasible. Furthermore, combining mycorrhization with PM system in vitro was shown to be an efficient method for alleviating the injuries of plantlets in vitro and ex vitro caused by environmental stresses and for mass producing AMF inoculants through applying different cultivation strategies. Cultivation strategies for the mass production of mycorrhizal plants and AMF inoculants using mycorrhization-PM cultivation system were discussed. 
photoautotrophic micropropagation; arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; mycorrhization-PM cultivation system; inoculants; mass production