Review
Engineering, Environmental
Muhammad Riaz, Muhammad Kamran, Yizeng Fang, Qianqian Wang, Huayuan Cao, Guoling Yang, Lulu Deng, Youjuan Wang, Yaoyu Zhou, Ioannis Anastopoulos, Xiurong Wang
Summary: The review summarizes the current knowledge regarding AMF-assisted remediation of heavy metals and the strategies used by mycorrhizal fungi to cope with stressful environments. Significant progress has been made in recent years on the physiological and molecular mechanisms of AMF in alleviating heavy metal toxicity in plants, obtaining nutrients, and improving plant performance under toxic conditions.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Maria Eugenia Avila-Salem, Humberto Aponte, Fabian Montesdeoca, Narcisa Urgiles Gomez, Dayana Cruz, Marco Orellana, Katherine Pacheco, Soraya Alvarado Ochoa, Jose Espinosa, Fernando Borie, Pablo Cornejo
Summary: This study evaluated the effects of different tillage, nitrogen fertilization, and crop rotations on soil physicochemical and biological properties in an Andean soil. Results showed that no-tillage and crop rotation significantly influenced soil properties. No-tillage promoted soil respiration, glomalin content, and the density of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi spores. The conservative soil management system demonstrated significant improvements in soil properties compared to intensive soil management.
Article
Microbiology
Fang-Ji Xu, Ai-Yue Zhang, Ying-Ying Yu, Kai Sun, Meng-Jun Tang, Wei Zhang, Xing-Guang Xie, Chuan-Chao Dai
Summary: This study found that peanuts cultivated in sterilized soil with a history of AM fungal inoculation showed improved drought resistance and yield under drought stress. Adding potassium-sequestering glomalin can enhance peanut drought resistance, while peanut root exudates can promote the dissociation of glomalin-bound potassium to meet the crops' potassium requirement. This study highlights the ecological importance of improving AM symbiosis in facing agricultural challenges.
MICROBIOLOGICAL RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yurong Yang, Beitong Huang, Jiazheng Xu, Zhenxin Li, Zhanhui Tang, Xuefeng Wu
Summary: This study suggests that the application of domesticated arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) can greatly enhance phytoremediation of heavy metal-polluted soils by strengthening antioxidant defenses and photosynthesis efficiency, thus reducing oxidative damage to plants.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Shuo Han, Xia Wang, Yao Cheng, Guanqi Wu, Xiaoyi Dong, Xiangwei He, Guozhu Zhao
Summary: The AMF community in poplar roots showed higher diversity and species composition in autumn than in spring. The formation of the symbiotic mycorrhizal system and the AMF community were influenced by season, host age, host species, and soil environmental factors. Differences in the communities could be explained by soil pH, total nitrogen, total phosphorus, total potassium, available potassium, and glomalin content. The change in the mycorrhizal symbiotic system was closely related to the growth and development of poplar trees.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Microbiology
Yidong Mi, Xue Bai, Xinru Li, Min Zhou, Xuesong Liu, Fanfan Wang, Hailei Su, Haiyan Chen, Yuan Wei
Summary: Remediation of Hg-contaminated soil using mycorrhizal technology is environmentally friendly. However, the lack of research on the composition of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in Hg-polluted soil hinders its biotechnological applications. This study sequenced the AMF communities in Hg mining areas and found that Glomeraceae was the dominant family. AMF diversity was influenced by soil Hg content, water content, and other soil properties.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yunfeng Gao, Xia Jia, Yonghua Zhao, Jiamin Zhao, Xiaoyi Ding, Chunyan Zhang, Xiaojuan Feng
Summary: Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) regulate the migration of cadmium (Cd) in the rhizosphere soil of alfalfa, affecting colonization rate, Cd content, and Cd migration in the soil. The presence of AMF improves the remediation efficiency of Cd-contaminated soils by alfalfa.
ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Hui-Qian Cheng, Bhoopander Giri, Qiang-Sheng Wu, Ying-Ning Zou, Kamil Kuca
Summary: This study showed that inoculation with Funneliformis mosseae can improve plant growth and root exudate compositions, increase soil glomalin concentrations, and enhance soil aggregate stability. The mycorrhizal fungi can mitigate drought damage by altering root exudate components and soil protein levels in the rhizosphere.
ARCHIVES OF AGRONOMY AND SOIL SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Simiao Sun, Yuhan Feng, Guodong Huang, Xu Zhao, Fuqiang Song
Summary: Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) play an important role in enhancing the adaptation of plants to heavy metal stress. In this study, the effects of Rhizophagus irregularis (Ri) inoculation on the growth and photosynthetic characteristics of hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) under Cd stress were investigated. The results showed that Ri inoculation significantly increased the biomass of hemp and improved its photosynthetic performance under Cd stress. Ri inoculation reduced Cd accumulation in leaves and enhanced the transpiration rate, stomatal conductance, electron transfer rate, net photosynthetic rate, and photosynthetic intensity of hemp.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2022)
Review
Agronomy
Jaya Tiwari, Ying Ma, Kuldeep Bauddh
Summary: In recent years, contamination of soil with toxic metals has become a serious environmental problem. Phytoremediation, a promising eco-friendly technology, is limited by the time-consuming process and plants' limited metal tolerance and accumulation capacity. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are considered a significant part of phytoremediation systems due to their ability to mitigate metal toxicity, stimulate plant growth, and alter nutrient and heavy metal bioavailability in the soil ecosystem. This review summarizes the role of AMF in phytoremediation and the mechanisms by which they change plant metal uptake through various biogeochemical processes, and presents the findings of studies highlighting the benefits of AMF in metal phytoremediation.
ARCHIVES OF AGRONOMY AND SOIL SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Microbiology
Harmanjit Kaur, Tashima, Sandeep Singh, Pankaj Kumar
Summary: Cadmium is a dangerous heavy metal for plants due to its solubility and interference with various processes. It enters the food chain and poses a threat to the ecosystem and humans. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi have shown promise in remediation of Cd-polluted soils by reducing Cd uptake by plants and promoting plant metabolism. This article highlights the impact of Cd on AM growth, AM diversity in Cd-contaminated soils, and the mechanisms of AM-mediated Cd tolerance in plants.
MICROBIOLOGICAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Review
Microbiology
Ying Ma, Ankit, Jaya Tiwari, Kuldeep Bauddh
Summary: Soil contamination by geogenic contaminants is a significant environmental problem. Phytoremediation, as an eco-friendly and economical approach, has been used to remediate these contaminated soils. However, the process is slow and limited by root depth and surface area. Inoculation of fungi can accelerate the phytoremediation process and improve soil characteristics.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Xia Li, Guang He, Dandan Li, Shuikuan Bei, Dongdong Luan, Xinzhan Sun, Gaiqiang Yang, Lijuan Huo, Lina Zhen, Ruotong Zhao
Summary: Nitrous oxide (N2O) is a potent greenhouse gas, and agricultural soils are a major anthropogenic source. Crop residues act as hotspots of N2O production. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) can proliferate in organic patches, utilize released N, and potentially mitigate N2O emissions. However, the effect of AMF on N2O emissions in degraded residue patches and the microbial mechanism remain uncertain.
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yihan Zhao, M. Anne Naeth
Summary: Coal mine sites with sandy soils often have low nutrient and high heavy metal concentrations, making reclamation for agricultural uses challenging. The combined use of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and nano humus can significantly improve soil chemical properties, reduce soil heavy metal concentrations, and promote plant growth. This combined application has the greatest impact on the root and shoot biomass of alfalfa and shows positive effects on barley when combined with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, nano humus, and fertilizer.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Qiuhong Ye, Hua Wang, Hua Li
Summary: This greenhouse study investigated the effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) on grapevines under drought stress. Results showed that mycorrhiza-inoculated grapevines had higher leaf water content and chlorophyll concentration compared to non-mycorrhizal grapevines. AMF colonization also increased the biomass, photosynthetic rate, stomatal conductance, and transpiration rate of grapevines, while decreasing CO2 concentration. Additionally, mycorrhizal grapevines exhibited higher photochemistry efficiency and actual quantum yield. Overall, AMF inoculation has the potential to protect grapevines under drought stress.
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
A. H. Gonzalez, D. Morales Londono, E. Pille da Silva, F. X. I. Nascimento, L. F. de Souza, B. G. da Silva, A. D. Canei, R. D. de Armas, A. J. Giachini, C. R. F. S. Soares
JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Leandro Marciano Marra, Silvia Maria de Oliveira-Longatti, Claudio Roberto Fonseca Sousa Soares, Fabio Lopes Olivares, Fatima Maria de Souza Moreira
GEOMICROBIOLOGY JOURNAL
(2019)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
E. Pille da Silva, R. Dutra de Armas, P. Ademar Avelar Ferreira, M. K. Laurentino Dantas, A. J. Giachini, E. Rocha-Nicoleite, A. H. Gonzalez, C. R. Fonseca Sousa Soares
LETTERS IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Plant Sciences
Diana Marcela Morales Londono, Edenilson Meyer, David Gonzalez, Anabel Gonzalez Hernandez, Claudio Roberto Fonseca Sousa Soares, Paulo Emilio Lovato
Article
Horticulture
Gustavo Brunetto, Daniel J. Rosa, Vitor G. Ambrosini, Janaina Heinzen, Paulo A. A. Ferreira, Carlos A. Ceretta, Claudio R. F. S. Soares, George W. B. Melo, Hilda H. Soriani, Fernando T. Nicoloso, Julia G. Farias, Lessandro De Conti, Lincon O. S. Silva, Natielo Santana, Rafael R. Couto, Rodrigo J. S. Jacques, Tadeu L. Tiecher
SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE
(2019)
Article
Soil Science
D. M. Morales-Londono, E. Meyer, A. Kunze, D. Gonzalez, O. O. Prieto-Benavides, R. D. Armas, M. S. Reis, C. R. F. S. Soares, P. Lovato
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Water Resources
Natalia Caron Kitamura, Cledimar Rogerio Lourenzi, Alcenir Claudio Bueno, Antonio Lourenco Pinto, Claudio Roberto Fonseca Sousa Soares, Admir Jose Giachini
ENGENHARIA SANITARIA E AMBIENTAL
(2020)
Article
Plant Sciences
Diana Morales Morales Londono, Edenilson Meyer, Kelly Justin da Silva, Anabel Gonzalez Hernandez, Rafael Dutra de Armas, Luis Macedo Soares, Sidney Luiz Sturmer, Rubens Onofre Nodari, Claudio Roberto Fonseca Sousa Soares, Paulo Emilio Lovato
Article
Microbiology
Edenilson Meyer, Marcelo Betancur-Agudelo, Barbara Santos Ventura, Karina Goulart dos Anjos, Juliana Amaral do Scarsanella, Andre Steiner Vieira, Lucas Mendes, Shantau Camargo Gomes Stoffel, Anderson Munarini, Claudio Roberto Fonseca Sousa Soares, Paulo Emilio Lovato
Summary: This study aimed to characterize the arbuscular mycorrhizal association between maize genotypes and soil physical-chemical attributes. The greenhouse experiment showed different growth strategies for root production and shoot growth among genotypes, while no differences in mycorrhizal colonization rates were found in low-P soil. The field study revealed that soil and climate conditions had a greater impact on mycorrhizal root colonization than plant genotype groups.
ARCHIVES OF MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
George Wellington Melo, Graciane Furini, Gustavo Brunetto, Jucinei Jose Comin, Daniela Guimaraes Simao, Anderson Cesar Ramos Marques, Carina Marchezan, Isley Cristiellem Bicalho Silva, Monique Souza, Claudio Roberto Soares, Jovani Zalamena
Summary: The study identified wild plant species with the potential to reduce copper toxicity in vineyard soils, especially during the winter. These plants, such as Lolium multiflorum, demonstrated phytoremediation potential by stabilizing copper in the soil.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOREMEDIATION
(2022)
Article
Soil Science
Eduardo Perez-Valera, Wesley de Melo Rangel, Dana Elhottova
Summary: This study simulates the effects of manure application on soil microbial communities, focusing on Acinetobacter and other NFGNB. The results show that manure alters the composition of soil microorganisms and Acinetobacter species may dominate in soil and manure for a short time after deposition.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Edson Campanhola Bortoluzzi, Andressa Garibotti, Tales Tiecher, Danilo Rheinheimer dos Santos, Diovane Freire Moterle, Jackson E. Fiorin
Summary: The quality of lime is traditionally evaluated based on coarse granulometry and chemical reactivity. This study provides a detailed characterization of lime through chemical/mineralogical analysis and fine granulometry. The use of laser diffraction allows for a rapid reactivity test for lime.
Article
Horticulture
Jose Roberto de Sa, Fabio Henrique Silva Floriano de Toledo, Yesid Alejandro Marino, Claudio Roberto Fonseca Sousa Soares, Eric Victor de Oliveira Ferreira
Summary: The study found that increasing sodium chloride in the nutrient solution reduced the dry matter content of yellow passion fruit plants, but silicon mitigated the effects of saline stress. Additionally, applying 0.5 mmol L-1 of SiO2 reduced the detrimental effects of salinity on nutrient absorption in yellow passion fruit plants grown in a nutrient solution.
REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE FRUTICULTURA
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Shantau Camargo Gomes Stoffel, Claudio Roberto Fonseca Sousa Soares, Edenilson Meyer, Paulo Emilio Lovato, Admir Jose Giachini
Article
Agronomy
Monique Souza, Monica Maria Machado Vargas, Barbara Santos Ventura, Vilmar Mueller Junior, Claudio Roberto Fonseca Sousa Soares, Claudinei Kurtz, Jucinei Jose Comin, Paulo Emilio Lovato
Article
Plant Sciences
Wanli You, Jinglin Zhang, Xueyin Ru, Feng Xu, Zhengguo Wu, Peng Jin, Yonghua Zheng, Shifeng Cao
Summary: This study investigated the effect of calcium chloride (CaCl2) treatment on GABA accumulation in fresh-cut cantaloupe and the underlying mechanisms. The results showed that CaCl2 treatment increased GABA content and the activities of GAD and SSADH enzymes, while reducing glutamate content and GABA-T activity. Additionally, CaCl2 treatment upregulated the expressions of CmCML11 and CmCAMTA5, as well as several GABA shunt genes, through the transcriptional activation by CmCAMTA5. Furthermore, the interaction between CmCML11 and CmCAMTA5 enhanced the transcriptional activation of GABA shunt genes. Overall, this study reveals that CaCl2 treatment promotes GABA accumulation in fresh-cut cantaloupe through the combined effect of CmCML11 and CmCAMTA5 in regulating the expressions of GABA shunt genes.
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
(2024)
Article
Plant Sciences
Min Wang, Yupeng Wang, Xiaohui Wang, Guangwei Wei, Huiyi Yang, Xi Yang, Tinghai Shen, Huijie Qu, Sheng Fang, Ziming Wu
Summary: This study identified the high nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) black sesame variety 17-156 and analyzed its underlying physiological and molecular mechanisms. The results showed that 17-156 possesses a sophisticated nitrogen metabolizing machinery to uptake and assimilate higher quantities of inorganic nitrogen, simultaneously improving carbon metabolism and growth. Many important genes were up-regulated in 17-156 under high nitrogen condition. Additionally, 38 potential candidate genes were identified for future studies to improve sesame's NUE. These findings provide valuable resources for understanding the regulatory network of nitrogen metabolism and developing sesame cultivars with improved NUE.
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
(2024)
Article
Plant Sciences
He Dong, Chongmei Xu, Chengtao Zhang, Li Zhang, Yaqin Yao, Suiqi Zhang
Summary: The study found that short cells in maize leaves not only improve leaf mechanical support and photosynthetic performance, enhance drought resistance, but also participate in stomatal regulation.
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
(2024)
Article
Plant Sciences
Na Liu, Wenyan Shang, Mengxin Guan, Jibin Xiao, Guangxiang Tian, Baozhan Ma, Wenjing Shang, Xu Li, Shijia Zhao, Chuang Li, Kun Cheng, Wenming Zheng
Summary: This study cloned the full-length cDNA sequence of TaSPX3 gene in wheat and found that TaSPX3 responds to low phosphorus stress in multiple wheat genotypes. Overexpressing TaSPX3 can alleviate phosphorus deficiency symptoms and promote plant growth in Arabidopsis. The study also revealed the interaction of TaSPX3 with other genes related to the phosphorus starvation signaling pathway.
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
(2024)
Article
Plant Sciences
Kongyuan Wu, Lizhen Wang, Zihan Wu, Ziqing Liu, Zengfei Li, Jun Shen, Shengjie Shi, Hong Liu, Christopher Rensing, Renwei Feng
Summary: Selenium (Se) can reduce uptake and translocation of cadmium (Cd) in plants by regulating root morphology. This study investigated the effects of Se(IV) on root exudates, root morphology, root endogenous hormones, and Cd uptake efficiency in rice under Cd stress. The results showed that Se(IV) significantly reduced Cd concentrations in shoots and roots, and decreased Cd uptake efficiency via root hairs. Se(IV) also affected root morphology, root exudates, and the synthesis of hormones like IAA and JA. However, transcriptome analysis revealed no upregulated differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in IAA synthesis.
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
(2024)
Article
Plant Sciences
Di Wang, Huaifang Zhang, Xuefei Hu, Haizhen Zhang, Shuang Feng, Aimin Zhou
Summary: This study identified a cell number regulator gene called SlCNR8 in willow, which enhances resistance to trace metals in transgenic poplar seedlings. SlCNR8 reduces Cd uptake and accumulation, and can be used as a candidate gene for genetic improvement of phytostabilisation of trace metals.
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
(2024)