Contribution of the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis to heavy metal phytoremediation

Article Article scientifique Article Contribution of the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis to heavy metal phytoremediation eng 2006 author Goehre Vera 543249 author Paszkowski Uta 135242 1115-1122 10.1007/s00425-006-0225-0 0032-0935 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 contaminated drinking water. Phytoremediation, a sustainable and inexpensive technology based on the removal of pollutants from the environment by plants, is becoming an increasingly important objective in plant research. However, as phytoremediation is a slow process, improvement of efficiency and thus increased stabilization or removal of HMs from soils is an important goal. Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi provide an attractive system to advance plant-based environmental clean-up. During symbiotic interaction the hyphal network functionally extends the root system of their hosts. Thus, plants in symbiosis with AM fungi have the potential to take up HM from an enlarged soil volume. In this review, we summarize current knowledge about the contribution of the AM symbiosis to phytoremediation of heavy metals. Dewey 570 Dewey 580 Open Access - Licence nationale Springer 43 Département de biologie moléculaire 161 45 Département des sciences végétales 163 false Planta 223 6 207abf97-5882-49d2-9d4a-8c9e95184245 Article (Published version) Public Göhre-Paszkowski2006_Article_ContributionOfTheArbuscularMyc.pdf 1221311 application/pdf openAccess Faculté des sciences / Section de biologie / Département de biologie moléculaire Faculté des sciences / Section de biologie / Département des sciences végétales

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