scholarly journals Correlations Between Indigenous Mycoparasitic and Symbiotic Beneficial Fungi at Heavy Metal Stress  

2002 ◽  
Vol 51 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 115-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zoltán Naár ◽  
F. Román ◽  
A. Füzy

The abundance and diversity of indigenous Trichoderma fungi were tested for correlations with the natural colonization of symbiotic arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in Cd-, Zn- and Ni-polluted soils. Infection frequency (F%) and arbusculum richness (a%) of the mycorrhiza fungi were estimated on red clover grown in a pot experiment set up with calcareous loamy chernozem soil contaminated with Cd, Ni and Zn salts (in 0, 30, 90 and 270 mg kg -1 dry soil concentration) in the field, eight years prior to the pot experiment. Correlation analyses were used to assess the effect of different heavy metal loads on the interrelations of these two types of beneficial fungi. When the test was performed for single variables, significant correlations could be found with very close (r > 0.96 at p < 0.05) results. The rate and direction (positive or negative) of correlations, however, varied with the type of heavy metals. With the combinations of some Trichoderma and mycorrhiza parameters a significant model was obtained for the infection frequency (R² = 0.9405 at p = 0.0062) and for arbusculum richness (R² = 0.997 at p = 0.0007), which suggests a significant complex influence between the symbiotic (AMF) and the free-living ( Trichoderma ) beneficial fungi. This interaction was altered by heavy metals. In the Ni treatments, the correlation data were always negative between the two groups of beneficial fungi.  

Agronomy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 815 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajni Dhalaria ◽  
Dinesh Kumar ◽  
Harsh Kumar ◽  
Eugenie Nepovimova ◽  
Kamil Kuča ◽  
...  

Heavy metal accumulation in plants is a severe environmental problem, rising at an expeditious rate. Heavy metals such as cadmium, arsenic, mercury and lead are known environmental pollutants that exert noxious effects on the morpho-physiological and biological attributes of a plant. Due to their mobile nature, they have become an extended part of the food chain and affect human health. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi ameliorate metal toxicity as they intensify the plant’s ability to tolerate metal stress. Mycorrhizal fungi have vesicles, which are analogous to fungal vacuoles and accumulate massive amount of heavy metals in them. With the help of a pervasive hyphal network, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi help in the uptake of water and nutrients, thereby abating the use of chemical fertilizers on the plants. They also promote resistance parameters in the plants, secrete a glycoprotein named glomalin that reduces the metal uptake in plants by forming glycoprotein–metal complexes, and improve the quality of the soil. They also assist plants in phytoremediation by increasing the absorptive area, increase the antioxidant response, chelate heavy metals and stimulate genes for protein synthesis that reduce the damage caused by free radicals. The current manuscript focuses on the uptake of heavy metals, accumulation, and arbuscular mycorrhizal impact in ameliorating heavy metal stress in plants.


2018 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Okon G. Okon ◽  
J.E. Okon ◽  
G.D.O. Eneh

This study evaluated the influence of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal (Rhizophagus irregularis) fungi inoculation (M) on the growth ofCucurbita maximaand as a buffer against phytoextraction of selected heavy metals (HM) (Zn, Cu, Cr, Cd and Pb) from a soil contaminated with crude oil (C). The experiment was set up using four soil treatments, each with three replicates C+ M-, C+ M+, C-M+ and C-M- (control without oil and inoculum). The shoot length, petiole length, number of nodes, leaf area and percentage germination ofC. maximawere significantly (p=0.05) reduced in uninoculated crude oil treatment (C+ M-), unpolluted mycorrhizal inoculated treatments (C-M+) showed remarkable response in growth parameters above the control (C-M-), while the polluted and inoculated treatment (C+ M+) showed significant (p=0.05) increase in growth parameters when compared to the polluted uninoculated treatment (C+ M-). Heavy metals analysis revealed a significant (p=0.05) difference in the heavy metal accumulation ofC. maxima. The heavy metals analyzed in this study are present thus inC. maxima; Zn>Cu>Cr>Pb>Cd. Crude oil polluted uninoculated treatment (C+ M-) recorded the highest concentrations of heavy metals than crude oil polluted inoculated (R. irregularis) treatment (C+ M+). Mycorrhizal inoculated unpolluted treatment (C-M+) and unpolluted uninoculated treatment (C-M-) indicated the lowest heavy metal concentrations. Inoculation withR. irregularissignificantly (p=0.05) reduced heavy metals uptake byC. maximaas observed in this study. Also, the negative effect of crude oil on AMF root colonization ofC. maximabyR. irregulariswas observed in polluted and inoculated treatment. HM often accumulate in the top layer of soil, therefore, are available for uptake by plants via roots, which is a major entry point of HM that ultimately affects different physiological processes. AM fungi can impinge on the chemical properties of heavy metals in the soil, their absorption by the host plant, and their allocation to different plant parts, affecting plant growth and the bioremediation process, thus making the AM fungi a suitable buffer for mitigating heavy metal stress onC. maxima.


2009 ◽  
Vol 55 (5) ◽  
pp. 501-514 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisa Gamalero ◽  
Guido Lingua ◽  
Graziella Berta ◽  
Bernard R. Glick

Heavy metal pollution is a major worldwide environmental concern that has recently motivated researchers to develop a variety of novel approaches towards its cleanup. As an alternative to traditional physical and chemical methods of environmental cleanup, scientists have developed phytoremediation approaches that include the use of plants to remove or render harmless a range of compounds. Both plant growth promoting bacteria (PGPB) and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) can be used to facilitate the process of phytoremediation and the growth of plants in metal-contaminated soils. This review focuses on the recent literature dealing with the effects of plant growth-promoting bacteria and AM fungi on the response of plants to heavy metal stress and points the way to strategies that may facilitate the practical realization of this technology.


2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 31
Author(s):  
Jiayong HE ◽  
Weijie XU

<p><em>The rhizosphere soil arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi will affect the absorption of heavy metal substances by the host plants. The effects of the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi are inhibitory and conversion effects. The type and quantity of AMF fungi are different, and there are also differences in the absorption of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in the rhizosphere soil. Changes in the accumulation of heavy metals will affect the growth of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in the rhizosphere soil. In this paper, a preliminary investigation is made as to whether the AMF fungus number will affect the absorption of heavy metal Cd. Experiments show that with the increase of soil spores, the available cadmium content of soil also tends to increase.</em></p>


2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 61
Author(s):  
Marhamah Nadir ◽  
Syamsia Syamsia ◽  
Sartika Laban

Pb and Cd are two types of heavy metal that has been widely contaminates agricultural land. Pollution on agricultural land led to a decrease in productivity, disruption of the ecological balance and impaired human health. The research aims to identify and detect the content of heavy metals Cd and Pb in the soil and measure the effectiveness of the arbuscular mycorrhizal veskular withstand heavy metals in lettuce plants. Soil samples were collected in the Village Sudiang Makassar City using stratified sampling and purposive sampling methods. Sampling points are distinguished based on the distance from the highway, which is 15 meters and 30 meters. Analysis of heavy metal content in soil carried Soil Laboratory BPTP Maros. The study based on a randomized block design in a factorial 2 factors. The first factor was soil sampling and the second factor was the provision of mycorrhizae. Based on the survey results revealed that the content of Pb and Cd in soil belt of northern South Sulawesi has passed the threshold. Due to the reduced content of Pb and Cd after treatment arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi but the decline is not significant compared with no treatment mycorrhizae. The content of Cd and Pb in plants of lettuce grown in the various media and the addition of CAM treatments above the threshold concentration safe for consumption.


Author(s):  
Sangeetha Annam ◽  
Anshu Singla

Abstract: Soil is a major and important natural resource, which not only supports human life but also furnish commodities for ecological and economic growth. Ecological risk has posed a serious threat to the ecosystem by the degradation of soil. The high-stress level of heavy metals like chromium, copper, cadmium, etc. produce ecological risks which include: decrease in the fertility of the soil; reduction in crop yield & degradation of metabolism of living beings, and hence ecological health. The ecological risk associated, demands the assessment of heavy metal stress levels in soils. As the rate of stress level of heavy metals is exponentially increasing in recent times, it is apparent to assess or predict heavy metal contamination in soil. The assessment will help the concerned authorities to take corrective as well as preventive measures to enhance the ecological and hence economic growth. This study reviews the efficient assessment models to predict soil heavy metal contamination.


2005 ◽  
Vol 162 (6) ◽  
pp. 634-649 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fouad Ouziad ◽  
Ulrich Hildebrandt ◽  
Elmon Schmelzer ◽  
Hermann Bothe

Rhizosphere ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 100325
Author(s):  
Nurudeen Olatunbosun Adeyemi ◽  
Mufutau Olaoye Atayese ◽  
Olalekan Suleiman Sakariyawo ◽  
Jamiu Oladipupo Azeez ◽  
Soremi Paul Abayomi Sobowale ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (AAEBSSD) ◽  
pp. 77-85
Author(s):  
Sridevi Tallapragada ◽  
Rajesh Lather ◽  
Vandana ◽  
Gurnam Singh

Phytoremediation is the plant-based technology that has emerged as a novel cost effective and ecofriendly technology in which green plants are used for extraction, sequestration and/or detoxification of the pollutants. Plants possess the natural ability to degrade heavy metals and this property of plants to detoxify contaminants can be used by genetic engineering approach. Currently, the quality of soil and water has degraded considerably due heavy metal accumulation through discharge of industrial, agricultural and domestic waste. Heavy metal pollution is a global concern and a major health threat worldwide. They are toxic, and can damage living organisms even at low concentrations and tend to accumulate in the food chain. The most common heavy metal contaminants are: As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Pb and Zn. High levels of metals in soil can be phytotoxic, leading to poor plant growth and soil cover due to metal toxicity and can lead to metal mobilization in runoff water and thus have a negative impact on the whole ecosystem. Phytoremediation is a green strategy that uses hyperaccumulator plants and their rhizospheric micro-organisms to stabilize, transfer or degrade pollutants in soil, water and environment. Mechanisms used to remediate contaminated soil includes phytoextraction, phytostabilization, phytotransformation, phytostimulation, phytovolatilization and rhizofiltration. Traditional phytoremediation method presents some limitations regarding their applications at large scale, so the application of genetic engineering approaches such as transgenic transformation, nanoparticles addition and phytoremediation assisted with phytohormones, plant growth-promoting bacteria and Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) inoculation has been applied to ameliorate the efficacy of plants for heavy metals decontamination. In this review, some recent innovative technologies for improving phytoremediation and heavy metals toxicity and their depollution procedures are highlighted.


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