Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) establish symbiotic associations with most terrestrial plants. These soil microorganisms enhance the plant's nutrient uptake by extending the root …
A Berruti, E Lumini, R Balestrini… - Frontiers in microbiology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) constitute a group of root obligate biotrophs that exchange mutual benefits with about 80% of plants. They are considered natural …
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 …
Phytoremediation is a holistic approach and can be used in large scale to remediate the contaminated land resources. Although the concept of phytoremediation is few decades old …
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 …
Fe is the fourth abundant element in the earth crust. Fe toxicity is not often discussed in plant science though it causes severe morphological and physiological disorders, including …
Y Yang, X Han, Y Liang, A Ghosh, J Chen, M Tang - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are considered as a potential biotechnological tool for improving phytostabilization efficiency and plant tolerance to heavy metal-contaminated …
Food security is threatened by the combined pressures of increasing populations and climate change. Agricultural land is vulnerable to overexploitation and environmental …
L Marchand, M Mench, DL Jacob, ML Otte - Environmental pollution, 2010 - Elsevier
This review integrates knowledge on the removal of metals and metalloids from contaminated waters in constructed wetlands and offers insight into future R&D priorities …