Record ID No. |
962 |
Author(s) |
Orowska,E., Jurkiewicz,A., Anielska,T., Godzik,B., Turnau,K , 2005 |
Affiliation |
Institute of Botany, Jagiellonian University, Lubicz 46, PL-31-512 Krakow, Poland. |
Title |
Influence of different arbuscular mycorrhiza fungal (AMF) strains on heavy metal uptake by Plantago lanceolata (Plantaginaceae) |
Source. Vol.(no):Page |
Polish-Botanical-Studies. 19: 65-72p. |
Categories |
Arbuscular Mycorrhiza |
Subjects |
Soil plant relations |
Sub-subjects |
Heavy Metals |
Host |
Plantago lanceolata |
Organism |
AMF |
Country |
Poland, Europe |
Abstracts |
Tissue concentration and total shoot uptake of Cd, Zn and Pb were determined in Plantago lanceolata L., a plant highly responsive to mycorrhiza, inoculated with a number of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal (AMF) strains. The plants were grown in rhizoboxes on substratum collected from zinc spoil. Their growth was positively correlated with all mycorrhizal parameters, estimated on the basis of aniline blue staining and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity. Heavy metal uptake depended on the fungal strain used. Plants inoculated with AMF strains originating from soils not affected by heavy metals had higher metal concentrations in tissues than plants inoculated with strains from polluted areas. Negative correlations were found between shoot Pb and Zn concentrations and mycorrhizal parameters characterizing the ALP activity of AMF mycelium and arbuscules. Evaluation of total mycorrhiza gave much less clear results. The use of P. lanceolata for monitoring purposes is discussed. |