What does the published scientific research say about Glomus fasciculatum?

Eight peer-reviewed PubMed articles reference Glomus fasciculatum — also classified as Rhizophagus fasciculatus and Rhizoglomus fasciculatum (formerly Endogone fasciculata) — across crops including menthol mint, rice, pepper, tomato, kodo millet, and tree species. Studies span field, greenhouse, and pot conditions, covering a range of agroecological questions for researchers asking what the scientific literature says about this arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus.

The Glomus fasciculatum phosphorus literature reports this fungus acting as a bio-convertor and bio-activator of soil phosphorus, solubilizing it into plant-available anionic forms under dual symbiosis conditions (PMID 26718115). In menthol mint (Mentha arvensis), peer-reviewed field research reports that VAM inoculation significantly increased essential oil yield, herbage biomass, and uptake of N, P, and K — with cultivar Shivalik identified as a highly mycorrhizal-dependent genotype (PMID 11708758).

The literature also covers biocontrol potential. Rhizoglomus fasciculatum combined with Paecilomyces lilacinus and green manure is reported to reduce Meloidogyne incognita gall and egg-mass counts in Capsicum annuum (PMID 35273677), and combination inoculations including Rhizophagus fasciculatus are cited for activating plant defense genes in rice against M. graminicola (PMID 37200920).

A pot study on Acacia nilotica reports improved salt stress tolerance following Glomus fasciculatum inoculation, attributed partly to elevated K/Na ratios in root and shoot tissues (PMID 17372663). A greenhouse study further reports mycorrhizoremediation of fly-ash-amended soils using this fungus with kodo millet (Paspalum scrobiculatum), with enhanced plant growth and nutrient-use efficiency at low amendment levels (PMID 25487879).