Publication: Effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal inoculation on plants growing on arsenic contaminated soil
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2008-07-01
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00456535
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Chemosphere. Vol.72, No.7 (2008), 1092-1097
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P. Jankong, P. Visoottiviseth Effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal inoculation on plants growing on arsenic contaminated soil. Chemosphere. Vol.72, No.7 (2008), 1092-1097. doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.03.040 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/19077
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Effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal inoculation on plants growing on arsenic contaminated soil
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) may play an important role in phytoremediation of As-contaminated soil. In this study the effects of AMF (Glomus mosseae, Glomus intraradices and Glomus etunicatum) on biomass production and arsenic accumulation in Pityrogramma calomelanos, Tagetes erecta and Melastoma malabathricum were investigated. Soil (243 ± 13 μg As g-1) collected from Ron Phibun District, an As-contaminated area in Thailand, was used in a greenhouse experiment. The results showed different effects of AMF on phytoremediation of As-contaminated soil by different plant species. For P. calomelanos and T. erecta, AMF reduced only arsenic accumulation in plants but had no significant effect on plant growth. In contrast, AMF improved growth and arsenic accumulation in M. malabathricum. These findings show the importance of understanding different interactions between AMF and their host plants for enhancing phytoremediation of As-contaminated soils. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.