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Acta Prataculturae Sinica ›› 2018, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (12): 103-112.DOI: 10.11686/cyxb2018333

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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) enhance phytoremediation of strontium-contaminated soil by Sorghum bicolor seedlings

QI Lin1, *, YANG Ying-bo2, 3, ZHANG Bo1, ZHAO Wei1, WANG Xiao-ling1, LIU Yu-hua1   

  1. 1.Luoyang Key Laboratory of Symbiotic Microorganism and Green Development, Agricultural College, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China;
    2.State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-ecosystems, Key Laboratory of Grassland Livestock Industry Innovation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730020, China;
    3.College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
  • Received:2018-05-22 Revised:2018-07-11 Online:2018-12-20 Published:2018-12-20
  • Contact: E-mail:qilinchampion@126.com

Abstract: In this study, we determined the effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) on the ability of Sorghum bicolor to remediate soil polluted with strontium (Sr). Seedlings of S. bicolor were inoculated with Glomus geosporum, Glomus mosseae, Glomus versiforme, or Glomus diaphanum, to compare the effects of different AMF on the strontium accumulation capacity of S. bicolor. All the AMF had infection rates of >50%, and G. versiforme showed the highest infection rate (75%). The largest biomass increases were in plants inoculated with G. geosporum and G. mosseae. The shoot biomass and root biomass of seedlings inoculated with G. geosporum increased by 54.72% and 53.26%, respectively, compared with uninoculated seedlings. Sorghum seedlings showed significant mycorrhizal dependency (P<0.05), suggesting that AMF promoted their growth. Among the AMF, G. geosporum and G. mosseae significantly increased the biomass of sorghum seedlings, and the mycorrhizal dependencies of sorghum for these two AMF were 154.44% and 147.61%, respectively. The shoot and root Sr concentrations were significantly higher (P<0.05) in AMF-inoculated sorghum than in uninoculated seedlings, and the translocation factors of AMF-inoculated sorghum were all >1. The Sr concentrations were 30.18%-86.05% higher in G. geosporum-inoculated sorghum seedlings than in uninoculated seedlings. The total phosphorus and available phosphorus contents in sorghum seedlings were significantly (P<0.05) decreased by inoculation with G. geosporum, G. mosseae, and G. versiforme; the total phosphorus content was decreased by 15.89%-20.32%, and the available phosphorus content was decreased by 12.98%-18.49%. The activity of soil phosphatase was 21.43%-30.36% higher in AMF treatments than in controls (P<0.05). The soil invertase activities were 25.77%-28.87% higher in the G. geosporum, G. mosseae, and G. versiforme treatments than in controls. In conclusion, AMF enhanced the ability of S. bicolor to accumulate and tolerate Sr, and G. geosporum was the most effective AMF.

Key words: strontium, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, Sorghum bicolor, phytoremediation