Copyright@ Parashuram Bhantana, Cheng-Xiao Hu | Biomed J Sci & Tech Res | BJSTR. MS.ID.005834. 28397 Review Article ISSN: 2574 -1241 Role of Mycorrhizal Pathways in Plant Phosphorous and Zinc Uptake Parashuram Bhantana 1,3,4 *, Muhammad Shoaib Rana 3,4 , Shree Prasad Vista 2 , Razan Malla 2 , Bishnu Das Joshi 2 , Govinda Prasad Timsina 1 and Cheng-Xiao Hu 3,4 * 1 Agriculture Research Station, Nepal Agricultural Research Council, Pakhribas, Dhankuta, Nepal 2 National Soil Science Research Center, Nepal Agricultural Research Council, Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal 3 Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture, Micro-elements Research Center, College of Resource and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, China 4 Hubei Provincial Engineering Laboratory for New Fertilizers, Huazhong Agricultural University, China *Corresponding author: Parashuram Bhantana, Agriculture Research Station, Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC), Pakhribas, Dhankuta, Nepal and College of Resources and Environment/Micro-element Research Center/Hubei Provincial Engineering Laboratory for New Fertilizers, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei Province 430070, PR China Cheng-Xiao, Hu., College of Resources and Environment/Micro-element Research Center/Hubei Provincial Engineering Laboratory for New Fertilizers, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei Province 430070, PR China DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2021.36.005834 ARTICLE INFO Abstract An application of mycorrhiza has a role in achieving the goal of food security. The establishment of the mycorrhiza in soil and their pre-adaptation steps affect food for the growing billions. Nowadays, the use of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in the agricultural field as biofertilizer is on the rise. Zinc (Zn) is one of the important elements for crop growth and development and possesses negative interaction with excess applied phosphorous (P). An estimation of 50% of the world’s cereal growing soils is considered to be low in plant-available Zn. More than 33% of the world population is affected by Zn deficiency. The two different pathways for the uptake of P and Zn from the soil are mycorrhizal pathway uptake (MPU) and direct pathway uptake (DPU). The contribution of Zn by MPU and DPU varied in small quantities (i.e., in μg). In this regard, 24% of the Zn has transferred through the MPU pathway. This type of result has important implications in plants grown with low Zn concentration and high phosphorous application. Under high soil Zn concentration, there is little influence of MPU over DPU. MPU is active when soil Zn supply is low. An important repercussion for crop growing in Zn deficient soil. The relative contribution by the MPU was reduced in huge amounts while the activity of DPU increased with increasing soil Zn supply. Furthermore, a comparative study between mycorrhizal and non-mycorrhizal plants cannot tell us about the activity and interplay between MPU and DPU. An independent study is required to draw valid conclusions. Therefore, it can be concluded that the interplay between DPU and MPU of Zn and P is highly complex and due attention has to be paid for future research. Furthermore, the balanced use of MPU for the soil Zn and P is highly recommended. Received: April 07, 2021 Published: June 07, 2021 Citation: Parashuram Bhantana, Muham- mad Shoaib Rana, Shree Prasad Vista, Razan Malla, Bishnu Das Joshi, Govinda Prasad Timsina, Cheng-Xiao Hu. Role of Mycorrhizal Pathways in Plant Phospho- rous and Zinc Uptake. Biomed J Sci & Tech Res 36(2)-2021. BJSTR. MS.ID.005834. Keywords: Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fun- gi; Mycorrhizal Pathway Uptake; Direct Pathway Uptake; Zinc; Phosphorous Mycorrhiza Mycorrhiza has several functions in a natural ecosystem viz: plant growth, nutrient absorption, disease prevention, stress tolerance, assimilation of photosynthates, and many more. There are other organisms than mycorrhiza in the rhizosphere like bacteria and actinomycetes. These types of organisms are beneficial for nutrient solubilization and release. Among all the various types of microorganisms in the rhizosphere arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) help in the uptake of nutrients from plant roots. The