Journal
WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION
Volume 223, Issue 1, Pages 399-410Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-011-0868-8
Keywords
Photosynthesis; Photosynthetic pigments; Phytoremediation; Populus; Raman spectroscopy; Salix
Funding
- Norway through the Norwegian Financial Mechanism [CZ0092]
- Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic [MSM 6046137307]
- Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic [AV0Z60050516]
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There is increasing interest in poplars and willows due to their biomass production and phytoremediation potential. They host two major types of mycorrhizal fungi that can substantially modulate the physiology of their hosts. In this study, the effects of endo- and ectomycorrhizal fungi on growth, physiological parameters, and heavy metals accumulation were studied in a pot experiment using Salix alba L. and Populus nigra L. The mycorrhizal fungi were inoculated separately and in combination to a soil substrate polluted by a mixture of heavy metals (mainly Cd, Pb, and Zn). Tree species differed in their mycorrhizal affinities, with poplar being colonized predominantly by Glomus intraradices and willow by Hebeloma mesophaeum. H. mesophaeum increased willow height and biomass, while G. intraradices decreased poplar height. The photosynthetic rate remained unchanged, and only minor changes were observed in the relative composition of photosynthetic pigments. Poplar photosynthetic rates and levels of photosynthetic pigments declined, while the epicuticular waxes in leaves increased toward the end of the experiment, irrespective of the inoculation. H. mesophaeum strongly reduced the accumulation of Cd and Fe in willow and poplar shoots, respectively. Our results support the use of selected mycorrhizal strains to tune phytoremediation outcomes in their plant hosts.
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