Assessment of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi abundance in the rhizosphere of native plant growing in heavy metal contaminated soils

Menoyo, Eugenia
Orozco, Analía
Britos Tello, Agustina
Paez, Ricardo Andrés
Guel, Sofía
Salazar, María Julieta
Becerra, Alejandra Gabriela

Publication date

January 2018

Publisher

Universidad Nacional de San Luis

Abstract

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) have the ability to tolerate a wide range of heavy metal (HM) concentrations. AMF can develop different mechanisms to persist in these environments, but high contents of HM could lead to modify spore density. The objective of this work was to evaluate the abundance of AMF spores in the rhizosphere of Solanum argentinum and Zinnia peruviana growing in soils contaminated with lead (Pb). The study area is located in Bouwer, Córdoba city where a recycling plant of lead batteries leaves high levels of lead in soil. Four sites with different Pb content in the soil were selected (site I: 365 μg g-1, site II: 965 μg g-1, site III: 89 μg g-1, site IV: 544 μg g-1). In each site, 5 individuals of S. argentinum and Z....

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Assessment of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi abundance in the rhizosphere of native plant growing in heavy metal contaminated soils

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Assessment of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi abundance in the rhizosphere of native plant growing in heavy metal contaminated soils

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