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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi mediated uptake of nutrient elements by Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus L.) grown in lanthanum spiked soil

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A greenhouse experiment was conducted to study the effect of mycorrhizal colonization by Gigaspora margarita, Glomus intraradices, and Acaulospora laevis on nutrient uptake of K, Ca, Mg, Cu, Zn, Fe, and Mn by Astragalus sinicus L. in soils spiked with lanthanum at five rates (0, 1, 5, 10, and 20 mg kg−1). Lanthanum application significantly decreased the concentrations of K, Ca, Mg, Cu, Zn, and Fe in shoots and the concentrations of Cu and Zn in roots. Mycorrhizal treatments markedly improved uptake of nutrients, and these results are important since nutrient deficiency often occurs in contaminated sites.

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This project was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 30270051) and the Key Projects of International Cooperation of Hubei Province (2003CA020). The authors gratefully acknowledge the work provided by Dr. Shuxin Tu (Huazhong Agricultural University) for the statistical analysis of the data and critical reading of the paper.

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  2. State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China

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Chen, XH., Zhao, B. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi mediated uptake of nutrient elements by Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus L.) grown in lanthanum spiked soil. Biol Fertil Soils 45, 675–678 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-009-0379-6

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