Environmental health and toxicology
Effect of arsenic contaminated irrigation water on Lens culinaris L. and toxicity assessment using lux marked biosensor
F. R. Sadeque Ahmed
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Ian J. Alexander
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Ian J. Alexander
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Affiliations
- School of Biological Sciences, Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB24 3UU, UK
Mwinyikione Mwinyihija
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Ken Killham
DOI:
10.1016/S1001-0742(11)60898-X
Received August 22, 2011,Revised December 14, 2011, Accepted , Available online June 01, 2012
Volume 24,2012,Pages 1106-1116
Contamination of irrigation water represents a major constraint to Bangladesh agriculture, resulting in elevated levels in the terrestrial systems. Lux bacterial biosensor technology has previously been used to measure the toxicity of metals in various environmental matrices. While arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi have their most significant effect on phosphorus uptake, but showed alleviated metal toxicity to the host plant. The study examined the effects of arsenic and inoculation with an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus, Glomus mosseae, on lentil (Lens culinaris L. cv. Titore). Plants were grown with and without arbuscular mycorrhizal inoculum for 9 weeks in a sand and terra-green mixture (50:50, V/V) and watered with five levels of arsenic (0, 1, 2, 5, 10 mg As/L arsenate). The results showed that arsenic addition above 1 mg/L significantly reduced percentage of mycorrhizal root infection. On further analysis a close relationship was established with the vegetative and reproductive properties of lentil (L. culinaris) plants compared to the percentage bioluminescence of the soil leachate. However, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal inoculation reduced arsenic concentration in roots and shoots. Higher concentrations of arsenic (5, 10 mg As/L arsenate) reduced the mycorrhizal efficiency to increase phosphorus content and nitrogen fixation. Therefore, this study showed that increased concentration of arsenic in irrigation water had direct implications to the lentil (L. culinaris) plants overall performance. Moreover the use of bioassay demonstrated that mycorrhiza and clay particle reduced arsenic bioavailability in soil.
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