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Claroideoglomus etunicatum affects the structural and functional genes of the rhizosphere microbial community to help maize resist Cd and La stresses
2022
Hao, Baihui | Zhang, Zhechao | Bao, Zhihua | Hao, Lijun | Diao, Fengwei | Li, Frank Yonghong | Guo, Wei
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and plant rhizosphere microbes reportedly enhance plant tolerance to abiotic stresses and promote plant growth in contaminated soils. The co-contamination of soil by heavy metals (e.g., Cd) and rare earth elements (e.g., La) represents a severe environmental problem. Although the influence of AMF in the phytoremediation of contaminated soils is well documented, the underlying interactive mechanisms between AMF and rhizosphere microbes are still unclear. We conducted a greenhouse pot experiment to evaluate the effects of AMF (Claroideoglomus etunicatum) on maize growth, nutrient and metal uptake, rhizosphere microbial community, and functional genes in soils with separate and combined applications of Cd and La. The purpose of this experiment was to explore the mechanism of AMF affecting plant growth and metal uptake via interactions with rhizosphere microbes. We found that C. etunicatum (i) significantly enhanced plant nutritional level and biomass and decreased metal concentration in the co-contaminated soil; (ii) significantly altered the structure of maize rhizosphere bacterial and fungal communities; (iii) strongly enriched the abundance of carbohydrate metabolism genes, ammonia and nitrate production genes, IAA (indole-3-acetic acid) and ACC deaminase (1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate) genes, and slightly altered the abundance of P-related functional genes; (iv) regulated the abundance of microbial quorum sensing system and metal membrane transporter genes, thereby improving the stability and adaptability of the rhizosphere microbial community. This study provides evidence of AMF improving plant growth and resistance to Cd and La stresses by regulating plant rhizosphere microbial communities and aids our understanding of the underlying mechanisms.
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1984
Nag, P. | Nag, P. | Paul, A.K. | Mukharji, S. (Pl. Physiol. Lab., Dep. Bot., Univ. Calcutta, Calcutta 700 019 (India))
Seasonal changes in indole acetic acid content of the cambial region of Norway spruce at the research station "Postturm", forest district Farchau/Ratzeburg, in relation to the degree of forest decline (needle loss) and annual diameter
1992
Scheid, P. (Hamburg Univ. (Germany). Inst. fuer Allgemeine Botanik und Botanischer Garten) | Doerffling, K.
