Effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and mycoremediated dry olive residue in lead uptake in wheat plants

This study aims to evaluate the role of extraradical mycelium arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in Pb transport. We also investigate how these fungi, alone or combined with mycoremediated dry olive residue (MDOR), provide protection against Pb. established a container system consisting central compartment and two lateral compartments separated by hydrophobic membrane. The was filled sterilized soil which wheat plants, inoculated non-inoculated Funneliformis mosseae, were grown. sterile, Pb-contaminated MDOR-amended combinations both. In contrast shoots grains, roots accumulated larger amounts without applications MDOR. (ERM) glomalin related protein content significantly boosted adding MDOR samples. Wheat root biomass decreased as result contamination no increases plant phosphorous (P) uptake. However, MDOR, when added samples, only accumulation P roots, remaining unchanged grains. Our highlights ERM transport its effect exerted AMF seemed rely on application increasing uptake rather than