TY - JOUR

T1 - Ameliorative Effects of Trichoderma harzianum and Rhizosphere Soil Microbes on Cadmium Biosorption of Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) in Cd-Polluted Soil

AU - Taghavi Ghasemkheili, Fatemeh

AU - Ekelund, Flemming

AU - Johansen, Jesper Liengaard

AU - Pirdashti, Hemmatollah

AU - Ghadirnezhad Shiade, Seyede Roghie

AU - Fathi, Amin

AU - Kjøller, Rasmus

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2021, The Author(s) under exclusive licence to Sociedad Chilena de la Ciencia del Suelo.

PY - 2022

Y1 - 2022

N2 - Purpose: Cadmium’s presence in agricultural soils resulting from industrial activities, factories, fertilizers, and pesticides is an environmental challenge threatening public health. Therefore, this study was carried out to assess Trichoderma harzianum and indigenous rhizosphere soil microbes’ ability on cadmium absorption, translocation, and tolerance in barley. Methods: A pot experiment was conducted in a full factorial randomized design with three replicates. Treatments were T. harzianum (Tri) and rhizosphere soil (Rhi) and Cd at seven levels (0, 1.54, 3.84, 9.6, 24, 60, and 150 mg kg−1). Results: We found that simultaneous application of T. harzianum and indigenous soil microorganisms had positive effects on barley tolerance index (TI), Cd uptake efficiency, shoot dry weight, and plant uptake. Co-inoculation of T. harzianum and soil microorganisms resulted in significantly higher chlorophyll content as compared to plants inoculated only with only T. harzianum or soil microorganisms. The maximum root uptake obtained at 150 mg kg−1 Cd added was in plants also co-inoculated with Tri and Rhi. Also, the Cd uptake efficiency was lower in plants inoculated with Tri and Rhi compared to non-inoculated plants. Meanwhile, Cd uptake efficiency increased with soil Cd up to 133 mg kg−1. The lowest Cd phytoextraction efficiency was observed with Tri and Rhi co-inoculated plants. Conclusions: The obtained results suggest that co-inoculation of T. harzianum and soil microbes ameliorates the negative effects of Cd contamination and could then be used as an option to remediate Cd-contaminated soils even in higher levels than this study.

AB - Purpose: Cadmium’s presence in agricultural soils resulting from industrial activities, factories, fertilizers, and pesticides is an environmental challenge threatening public health. Therefore, this study was carried out to assess Trichoderma harzianum and indigenous rhizosphere soil microbes’ ability on cadmium absorption, translocation, and tolerance in barley. Methods: A pot experiment was conducted in a full factorial randomized design with three replicates. Treatments were T. harzianum (Tri) and rhizosphere soil (Rhi) and Cd at seven levels (0, 1.54, 3.84, 9.6, 24, 60, and 150 mg kg−1). Results: We found that simultaneous application of T. harzianum and indigenous soil microorganisms had positive effects on barley tolerance index (TI), Cd uptake efficiency, shoot dry weight, and plant uptake. Co-inoculation of T. harzianum and soil microorganisms resulted in significantly higher chlorophyll content as compared to plants inoculated only with only T. harzianum or soil microorganisms. The maximum root uptake obtained at 150 mg kg−1 Cd added was in plants also co-inoculated with Tri and Rhi. Also, the Cd uptake efficiency was lower in plants inoculated with Tri and Rhi compared to non-inoculated plants. Meanwhile, Cd uptake efficiency increased with soil Cd up to 133 mg kg−1. The lowest Cd phytoextraction efficiency was observed with Tri and Rhi co-inoculated plants. Conclusions: The obtained results suggest that co-inoculation of T. harzianum and soil microbes ameliorates the negative effects of Cd contamination and could then be used as an option to remediate Cd-contaminated soils even in higher levels than this study.

KW - Barley

KW - Cadmium

KW - Rhizosphere

KW - Soil microbes

KW - Trichoderma

KW - Uptake efficiency

U2 - 10.1007/s42729-021-00666-y

DO - 10.1007/s42729-021-00666-y

M3 - Journal article

AN - SCOPUS:85119658979

VL - 22

SP - 527

EP - 539

JO - Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition

JF - Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition

SN - 0718-9516

IS - 1

ER -