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Glomus mosseae enhances root growth and Cu and Pb acquisition of upland rice (Oryza sativa L.) in contaminated soils

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A pot culture experiment was carried out to investigate the roles of Glomus mosseae in Cu and Pb acquisition by upland rice (Oryza sativa L.) and the interactions between Cu and Pb. The soil was treated with three Cu levels (0, 100 and 200 mg kg−1) and three Pb levels (0, 300, and 600 mg kg−1). All treatments were designed with (+M) or without (−M) G. mosseae inoculation in a randomized block design. The addition of Cu and Pb significantly decreased root mycorrhizal colonization. Compared with −M, +M significantly increased root biomass in almost all treatments, and also significantly increased shoot biomass in the Pb0Cu200, Pb300Cu0, and all Pb600 treatments. AM fungi enhanced plant Cu acquisition, but decreased plant Cu concentrations with all Cu plus Pb treatments, except for shoot in the Cu200Pb600 treatment. Irrespective of Cu and Pb levels, +M plants had higher Pb uptakes than −M plants, but had lower root Pb and higher shoot Pb concentrations than those of −M plants. Another interpretation for the higher shoot Pb concentration in +M plants relied on Cu–Pb interactions. The study provided further evidences for the protective effects of AM fungi on upland rice against Cu and Pb contamination, and uncovered the phenomenon that Cu addition could promote Pb uptake and Pb partitioning to shoot. The possible mechanisms by which AM fungi can alleviate the toxicity induced by Cu and Pb are also discussed.

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This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (40901149 and 81072989).

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  1. Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China

    Aijun Lin & Xiaojin Yang

  2. Beijing City University, Beijing, 100083, China

    Xuhong Zhang

  3. Department of Soil Environmental Sciences, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China

    Aijun Lin & Xuhong Zhang

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Lin, A., Zhang, X. & Yang, X. Glomus mosseae enhances root growth and Cu and Pb acquisition of upland rice (Oryza sativa L.) in contaminated soils. Ecotoxicology 23, 2053–2061 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10646-014-1368-6

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