OPEN ACCESS | Published on : 14-Jan-2026 | Pages: 139-147 | Doi : 10.37446/volbook112024/139-147
To reduce global warming and climate change, a serious threat to agricultural production, we urgently need to reduce the global footprint, specially, the huge portion generated through agricultural practice. To adopt a climate smart agricultural practice, mycorrhizae may be an effective cost-effective tool. Mycorrhizae saves nutrient and water need in soil, offer biocontrol and sequester CO2 and nitrous oxide. Thus, long-term practice may offer a climate smart agriculture.
Global warming, Climate change, Smart agriculture, Nitrous oxide, Chemical fertilizer
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