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Arbuscular Mycorrhiza, Heavy Metal,and Salt Tolerance

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More than 80% of all higher plants are colonized by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) under diverse stress conditions. The extent of mycorrhizal colonization in plants that grow in heavy metal soils (metallophytes) or salt marshes (halophytes) is species dependent. Specially adapted AMF have repeatedly been reported to alleviate the toxicity of heavy metals to plants. Factors governing the heavy metal tolerance conferred by AMF have been elucidated. Compared to this, the current state of knowledge regarding AMF and salt tolerance appears to be underdeveloped, despite the enormous potential applications of this field. This article summarizes heavy metal and salt toxicity to plants and the potential impacts of AMF in both of these forms of toxicity. Currently, the main constraint on applications of AMF is the inability to grow them without the need for a symbiotic partner.

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  1. Botanical Institute, The University of Cologne, Gyrhofstr. 15, 50923, Cologne, Germany

    Hermann Bothe

  2. Department of Biology, University of Ljubljana, Večna pot 111, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia

    Marjana Regvar

  3. Department of Ecological Microbiology, Institute of Environmental Sciences, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387, Kraków, Poland

    Katarzyna Turnau

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Bothe, H., Regvar, M., Turnau, K. (2010). Arbuscular Mycorrhiza, Heavy Metal,and Salt Tolerance. In: Soil Heavy Metals. Soil Biology, vol 19. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02436-8_5

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