Global climate changes have resulted in unexpected drought, extreme temperatures, excessive rainfall, and unanticipated storms, causing disasters that had never occurred in the past. Considering this, establishment of an environment friendly mechanism is of vital importance. In recent years, there has been an unrestricted and unchecked use of agrochemicals to obtain higher yield which on the flip side has given rise to several agricultural problems and damaged soils. Excessive use of chemical nitrogen fertilizers not only accelerates soil acidification but also risks contaminating groundwater and the atmosphere. Biofertilizers and those inputs containing soil’s native microbiota offer a safer option for mitigating the negative impacts of adverse climatic changes. Mycorrhiza, a soil fungus, establishes a mutualistic symbiotic association between itself and host plant roots.
It contributes significantly to plant nutrition, particularly to phosphorus uptake and the selective absorption of immobile (such as Zn) and mobile (S, Ca, K, Fe, Mn, and N) elements to plants along with water uptake while providing resistance against abiotic and biotic stresses. Mycorrhiza-associated bacteria and other soil beneficial bacteria are very closely associated with the rhizosphere microbiome and act as a third partner involved in the well-studied mycorrhizal– plant symbiosis. They are involved in influencing plant hosts directly and indirectly as well as interact at varying evels to enhance the plant’s immune responses, mycorrhizal activity, root nutrient uptake, and provide resistance against various abiotic/biotic stresses.