Record ID No. |
4509 |
Author(s) |
Rangel WM., Schneider J., Costa ETS., Soares CRFS., Guilherme LRG., *Moreira FMS. , 2014 |
Affiliation |
Soil Science Department, Federal University of Lavras (UFLA), Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil, *Email: fmoreira@dcs.ufla.br |
Title |
Phytoprotective Effect of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Species Against Arsenic Toxicity in Tropical Leguminous Species |
Source. Vol.(no):Page |
International Journal of Phytoremediation 16(7-8): 840-858p. |
Categories |
Arbuscular Mycorrhiza |
Subjects |
Soil plant relations |
Sub-subjects |
Soil toxicity |
Host |
Legumes (Acacia mangium, Crotalaria juncea, Enterolobium contortisiliquum, and Stizolobium aterrimum) |
Organism |
Glomus etunicatum, Acaulospora morrowiae, Gigaspora gigantea, and Acaulospora sp. |
Country |
Brazil, S. America |
Abstracts |
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) improve the tolerance of hosting plants to arsenic (As) in contaminated soils. This work assessed the phytoprotective effect of Glomus etunicatum, Acaulospora morrowiae, Gigaspora gigantea, and Acaulospora sp. on four leguminous species (Acacia mangium, Crotalaria juncea, Enterolobium contortisiliquum, and Stizolobium aterrimum) in an As-contaminated soil from a gold mining area. AMF root colonization, biomass production, As and P accumulation, as well as arsenic translocation index (TI) from roots to shoots were measured. The AMF phytoprotective effect was assessed by the P/As ratio and the activity of plant antioxidant enzymes. The AMF colonization ranged from 24 to 28%. In general, all leguminous species had low As TI when inoculated with AMF species. Inoculation of C. juncea with Acaulospora sp. improved significantly As accumulation in roots, and decreased the activity of ascorbate peroxidase (APX) and superoxide dismutase (SOD), highlighting its phytoprotective effect and the potential use of this symbiosis for phytoremediation of As-contaminated soils. However, S. aterrimum has also shown a potential for phytoremediation irrespectively of AMF inoculation. APX was a good indicator of the phytoprotective effect against As contamination in C. juncea and A. mangium. In general P/As ratio in shoots was the best indicator of the phytoprotective effect of all AMF species in all plant species. |