Contribution of the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis to heavy metal phytoremediation

V Göhre, U Paszkowski - Planta, 2006 - Springer
High concentrations of heavy metals (HM) in the soil have detrimental effects on ecosystems
and are a risk to human health as they can enter the food chain via agricultural products or …

[PDF][PDF] Role of arbuscular mycorrhiza in heavy metal tolerance in plants: Prospects for phytoremidiation

H Upadhyaya, SK Panda, MK Bhattacharjee… - Journal of …, 2010 - academia.edu
Arbuscular Mycorrhiza (AM) is an obligate biotroph, which mainly improves phosphorus
nutrition, ability to withstand water stress and offers a natural potential for biological control …

Interactions between arbuscular mycorrhizae and plants in phytoremediation of metal-contaminated soils: a review

HM Leung, W Zhen-Wen, YE Zhi-Hong, Y Kin-Lam… - Pedosphere, 2013 - Elsevier
Metal contamination in the environment is a global concern due to its high toxicity to living
organisms and its worldwide distribution. The principal goal of this review is to examine the …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: an ecological accelerator of phytoremediation of metal contaminated soils

J Tiwari, Y Ma, K Bauddh - Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
In recent decades, contamination of soil with toxic metals has become a severe
environmental problem. Although phytoremediation has emerged as a promising …

Phytoremediation of metal-polluted soils by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

S Meier, F Borie, N Bolan, P Cornejo - Critical Reviews in …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Human activities generate wastes, some of which contain large amounts of heavy
metals/metalloids that could enter natural ecosystems and alter the activities and functioning …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi-induced mitigation of heavy metal phytotoxicity in metal contaminated soils: A critical review

M Riaz, M Kamran, Y Fang, Q Wang, H Cao… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
The heavy metal pollution is a worldwide problem and has received a serious concern for
the ecosystem and human health. In the last decade, remediation of the agricultural polluted …

Advances in fungal-assisted phytoremediation of heavy metals: A review

M Khalid, URR Saeed, D Hassani, K Hayat, Z Pei… - Pedosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Trace metals such as manganese (Mn), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), and iron (Fe) are essential
for many biological processes in plant life cycles. However, in excess, they can be toxic and …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in phytoremediation of contaminated areas by trace elements: mechanisms and major benefits of their applications

L Cabral, CRFS Soares, AJ Giachini… - World Journal of …, 2015 - Springer
In recent decades, the concentration of trace elements has increased in soil and water,
mainly by industrialization and urbanization. Recovery of contaminated areas is generally …

Dynamics of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in heavy metal phytoremediation: meta-analytical and conceptual perspectives

P Audet, C Charest - Environmental pollution, 2007 - Elsevier
To estimate dynamics of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) symbiosis in heavy metal (HM)
phytoremediation, we conducted a literature survey and correlated HM uptake and relative …

The heavy metal paradox in arbuscular mycorrhizas: from mechanisms to biotechnological applications

N Ferrol, E Tamayo, P Vargas - Journal of experimental botany, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Arbuscular mycorrhizal symbioses that involve most plants and Glomeromycota fungi are
integral and functional parts of plant roots. In these associations, the fungi not only colonize …