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The application of Pb inhibited the development of mycelia of the saprobe fungi Fusarium concolor and Trichoderma koningii and the hyphal length of the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AM) Glomus mosseae and G. deserticola in vitro. The application to soil of 1500 mg kg−1 of Pb decreases the dry weight, total N, P, Mg and Fe concentration and chlorophyll content of the shoot of E. globulus no inoculated with AM fungi. However, G. deserticola increased the dry weight, total nutrient concentration and chlorophyll content of the shoot, and the percentage of AM root length colonization and the succinate dehydrogenase activity of AM mycelia of E. globulus in presence of 1500 mg kg−1 of Pb, and these increases were higher when G. deserticola was inoculated together with T. koningii. The application to soil of 3000 mg kg−1 of Pb decreased the shoot dry weight and AM colonization of E. globulus in all treatments tested. Pb was accumulated in the stem more than in the leaves of E. globulus. In presence of 1500 mg kg−1 of Pb the highest accumulation of this metal in the stem took place when E. globulus was colonized with G. deserticola. In conclusion, the possibility to increase Lead accumulation in stem is very attractive for phytoextraction function, the saprobe fungi, AM and their interaction may have a potential role in elevating phytoextraction efficiency and stimulate plant growth under adverse conditions such as lead contaminated soil.
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Arriagada, C.A., Herrera, M.A. & Ocampo, J.A. Contribution of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal and Saprobe Fungi to the Tolerance of Eucalyptus globulus to Pb. Water Air Soil Pollut 166, 31–47 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-005-7711-z
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