Antecedentes y Objetivos: Las micorrizas son asociaciones simbióticas entre los hongos micorrízicos y las raíces de las plantas. La planta intercambia fotosintetatos por nutrientes, que el hongo obtiene del suelo, como nitrógeno y fósforo. Las plantas micorrizadas son mas resistentes a la infección por patógenos, toleran mejor el estrés, y además promueven la conservación del suelo. El objetivo de este trabajo fue revisar aspectos generales del manejo de la simbiosis micorrízica de especies nativas de México, con el fin de usarlas como una herramienta potencial para la recuperación de suelos. Métodos: Se realizó una revisión exhaustiva de 140 artículos publicados entre los años 1984 y 2019. Se seleccionaron trabajos realizados en México con especies nativas y con información sobre los diferentes métodos de inoculación, y aquellos con conceptos ecológicos importantes. Las bases de datos bibliográficos consultadas fueron Scopus, Web of Science, Crop Protection Compendium Database, Forest Science Database, PubMed y SciELO. Para la búsqueda se utilizaron las siguientes palabras clave: “mycorrhizae”, “endo and ectomycorrhizae”, “ectomycorrhizae and Pinus”, “ectomycorrhizae and Quercus”, “mycorrhizae inoculation”, “ectomycorrhiza and ecological restoration” y “ectomycorrhiza and Mexico”. También se revisaron protocolos de investigación, tesis o patentes relacionadas. Resultados clave: Los resultados del análisis de la literatura revisada se estructuraron y se discutieron en seis apartados, incluyendo características generales de la asociación micorrizica, métodos generales de inoculación, complejidad simbiótica, impactos de la micorrización en la restauración de bosques templados, aspectos importantes para el establecimiento de la simbiosis, ejemplos de la utilización de hongos ectomicorrizicos y micorrizas arbusculares en bosques templados. Conclusiones: La presente revisión subraya la importancia de ahondar en el conocimiento y el potencial que tienen las asociaciones micorrízicas para ser utilizadas en programas de rehabilitación, y/o recuperación ecológica de zonas templadas afectadas o deforestadas.

Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi enhance plant flowering and fruiting by improving nutrient and water uptake. The aim of this study was to evaluate how AM fungal colonization percentage and edaphic factors, modulate flowering and fruiting in secondary vegetation (SV) species with different biological traits, in a temperate forest. We conducted the research in four sites at two elevation intervals in a temperate forest in Mexico, focusing on three SV species. We recorded flower, fruit and AM fungal colonization percentages during the rainy and the dry season. Soil was collected from the rhizosphere of each SV species to determine organic matter (OM), pH, relative soil moisture (RSM), available phosphorus (Ava-P) and nitrogen (Ava-N). The AM fungal colonization, flower and fruit percentages showed interspecific and temporal variations. Structural equation models showed that flowering was positively influenced by RSM in Acaena elongata and negatively influenced by AN in Solanum pubigerum. Fruiting was positively influenced by AM fungal colonization and negatively by AP in A. elongata, with a relevant indirect effect of OM. In S. pubigerum, the effect of AM fungal colonization was slightly positive, while AN and pH had a greater effect on fruiting. While in Ageratina glabrata the effect of AM fungal colonization on fructification was not evident. The study highlights the critical role of AM fungal colonization and soil properties such as OM, pH and N in flower and fruit production, which depend on the biological traits of the host plant species.

Agroecology is increasingly shaped by the convergence of traditional knowledge, farmers’ lived experiences, and scientific research, fostering a plural dialog that embraces the ecological and socio-political complexity of agricultural systems. Within this framework, soil biodiversity is essential for maintaining ecosystem functions, with soil microbiology, and particularly arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), playing a pivotal role in enhancing soil fertility, plant health, and agroecosystem resilience. This review explores the synergy between agroecological practices and AMF by examining their ecological, economic, epistemic, and territorial contributions to sustainable agriculture. Drawing on recent scientific findings and Latin American case studies, it highlights how practices such as reduced tillage, crop diversification, and organic matter inputs foster diverse and functional AMF communities and differentially affect their composition and ecological roles. Beyond their biological efficacy, AMF are framed as relational and socio-ecological agents—integral to networks that connect soil regeneration, food quality, local autonomy, and multi-species care. By bridging ecological science with political ecology and justice in science-based knowledge, this review offers a transdisciplinary lens on AMF and proposes pathways for agroecological transitions rooted in biodiversity, cognitive justice, and territorial sustainability.