• S.Himalini
• M.Razia

Healthy soil is a fundamental necessity of increased food because soil health is directly connected with the production of healthy food which impacts public and animal health. Dynamic nature of soil organism makes them sensitive to natural or management related soil changes and thus make excellent assessors of soil quantity. Microorganism in the soil contributes to the enhancement and preservation of soil quality controls the decomposition of plant and animal materials and it also controls organic chemical in the soil. Soil microorganisms such as bacteria, fungus play a central role in soil fertility, processing, promoting crops health and also involves in protecting the soil organic matter. Fungi play important role in stabilization of soil organic matter, immobilizing, retaining nutrients, and decomposition of residues in the soil, so it is also very essential to maintain fungal biodiversity in soil. Fungi have a profound influence on biogeochemical cycles through their growth habits, which include external digestion of food resources by their digestive enzymes, and secondary metabolites. The rate of turnover of fungal biomass has significant consequences for the C cycle and long-term sequestration in soil. Fungi dominate microbial biomass and activity in soil organic horizons mainly in the forest, and they are mainly influenced by N and P. This review focus on the fungal biodiversity and its role in soil health.

Decomposition, Soil dynamics, Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, Parasites, Saprophytes, Secondary metabolites.

"ROLE OF FUNGI IN SOIL HEALTH", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no.442-447, January-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1901154.pdf

"ROLE OF FUNGI IN SOIL HEALTH", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no. pp442-447, January-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1901154.pdf