Assessment of edibility and effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on Solanum melongena L. grown under heavy metal(loid) contaminated soil

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
Ritu ChaturvediManoj S Paul

Abstract

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) aids in plant establishment at heavy metal(loid) (HM) contaminated soils, strengthening plant defense system along with promoting growth. A pot experiment was carried out to evaluate the effect of AMF on eggplants grown under HM stress. Further, the potential health risks of HM exposure to the humans via dietary intake of eggplant were also estimated. Results showed that AMF application improved growth, biomass and antioxidative defense response of plants against HM stress. Significant difference (p ≤ 0.001) in parameters under study was found on increasing metal dose and on application of AMF. Among metal(loid)s maximum uptake was recorded for Pb (29.64mgkg-1 in roots; 23.08mgkg-1 in shoot) followed by As (3.84mgkg-1 in roots; 8.20mgkg-1 in shoot) and, Cd (0.96mgkg-1 in roots; 2.12mgkg-1 in shoot). Based on the accumulation of HM in edible part, Hazard Quotient (HQ) was calculated. HQ was found to be > 1 for Pb, which highlights the risks associated with consumption of Eggplants grown on Pb contaminated soil. However this potential, which was further enhanced by application of AMF, can be harnessed for on-site remediation of Pb contaminated soils. The content of Cd and As in the edible part w...Continue Reading

Citations

Feb 18, 2020·International Journal of Phytoremediation·Feng ZhuoYuan-Xiao Jing
Mar 9, 2021·Journal of Environmental Quality·María Josefina BompadreLaura Fernández Bidondo

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