It is a pleasure for me to explain you some of my considerations about your question. I consider that the principal function of AM fungi in such cases is the acquisition of P once time it has been released from other soil ions by soil bacterias. It that way it has been recognized by Maiti et al. (2011) and Saha et al. (2007). In addition the AMF also improve nutrient absorption of other soil ions by the host plant, and also enhance the host plant’s stress tolerance.
References
Dipankar Maiti & Neha Nancy Toppo & Mukund Variar. 2011. Integration of crop rotation and arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM) inoculum application for enhancing AM activity to improve phosphorus nutrition and yield of upland rice (Oryza sativa L.)Mycorrhiza (2011) 21:659–667 DOI 10.1007/s00572-011-0376-0.
Saha R, Saha J, Bhattacharya PM et al. 2006. Arbuscular mycorrhizal
responsiveness of two varieties in nutrient deficient laterite soil. In: Prakash A, Mehrotra VS (eds) Mycorrhiza. Scientific Publishers, Jodhpur, pp 21–25
I am so thankful for your time Dr. Eduardo Furrazola Gómez .... Please, from your experience in this field i'd like to know don't found any direct relationship between AM fungi and nitrogen fixation?
My principal expertise is related with taxonomy of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and AM functioning at ecosystems level evaluating several mycorrhizal and some other variables and ratios, unfortunately I have not enoug data in order to abord such theme of nitrogen fixation, excuse me, sincerely
i think , major role of AM is to solubilize phosphate , and while doing so , nutrients like Fe, Mn, Zn are also mobilised. i doubt , we inoculate AMs for nitrogen fixation.