Journal
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Volume 229, Issue -, Pages 361-370Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.06.013
Keywords
Heavy metal; Phytoremediation; Hyperaccumulator; Sedum alfredii Hance; Fusarium oxysporum
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- Natural Science Foundation of China [21177107]
- Ministry of Education, China [310003]
- Ministry of Science and Technology of China [2009AA06Z316]
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Low biomass and shallow root systems limit the application of heavy metal phytoextraction by hyperaccumulators. Plant growth-promoting microbes may enhance hyperaccumulators' phytoextraction. A heavy metal-resistant fungus belonged to the Fusarium oxysporum complex was isolated from the Zn/Cd co-hyperaccumulator Sedum alfredii Hance grown in a Pb/Zn mined area. This Fusarium fungus was not pathogenic to plants but promoted host growth. Hydroponic experiments showed that 500 mu M Zn2+ or 50 mu M Cd2+ combined with the fungus increased root length, branches, and surface areas, enhanced nutrient uptake and chlorophyll synthesis, leading to more vigorous hyperaccumulators with greater root systems. Soil experiments showed that the fungus increased root and shoot biomass and S. alfredii-mediated heavy metal availabilities, uptake, translocation or concentrations, and thus increased phytoextraction of Zn (144% and 44%), Cd (139% and 55%). Pb (84% and 85%) and Cu (63% and 77%) from the original Pb/Zn mined soil and a multi-metal contaminated paddy soil. Together, the nonpathogenic Fusarium fungus was able to increase S. alfredii root systems and function, metal availability and accumulation, plant biomass, and thus phytoextraction efficiency. This study showed a great application potential for culturable indigenous fungi other than symbiotic mycorrhizas to enhance the phytoextraction by hyperaccumulators. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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