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      The effect of mycorrhiza on the growth and elemental composition of Ni-hyperaccumulating plant Berkheya coddii Roessler.

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          The effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) on growth and element uptake by Ni-hyperaccumulating plant, Berkheya coddii, was studied. Plants were grown under laboratory conditions on ultramafic soil without or with the AM fungi of different origin. The AM colonization, especially with the indigenous strain, significantly enhanced plants growth and their survival. AMF affected also the elemental concentrations that were studied with Particle-induced X-ray emission (PIXE). AMF (i) increased K and Fe in shoots, Zn and Mn in roots, P and Ca both, in roots and shoots; (ii) decreased Mn in shoots, Co and Ni both, in shoots and roots. Due to higher biomass of mycorrhizal plants, total Ni content was up to 20 times higher in mycorrhizal plants compared to the non-mycorrhizal ones. The AMF enhancement of Ni uptake may therefore provide an improvement of a presently used technique of nickel phytomining.

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          Journal
          Environ Pollut
          Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)
          Elsevier BV
          1873-6424
          0269-7491
          Dec 2011
          : 159
          : 12
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Materials Research Department, iThemba LABS, PO Box 722, Somerset West 7129, South Africa. elo@mb.au.dk
          Article
          S0269-7491(11)00378-2
          10.1016/j.envpol.2011.07.008
          21835516
          11978946-261f-4573-87d3-3b4cafd483b6
          Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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