Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Promote the Degradation of the Fore-Rotating Crop (Brassica napus L.) Straw, Improve the Growth of and Reduce the Cadmium and Lead Content in the Subsequent Maize

• Published in: Agronomy (Basel) Vol. 13; no. 3; p. 767
• Main Authors: Guo, Jianfang, Chen, Jiaxin, Li, Chengxue, Wang, Lei, Liang, Xinran, Shi, Junjie, Zhan, Fangdong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.03.2023
• Subjects: Agricultural land; Agricultural practices; Agricultural production; agronomy; arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; Arbuscular mycorrhizas; Biodegradation; Biomass; Brassica; Brassica napus; Cadmium; China; Corn; Crop rotation; Cropping systems; Crops; Degradation; Experiments; Fungi; Growth; Heavy metal content; heavy metal uptake; Heavy metals; Inoculation; Lead; mineral nutrition; Mining; nitrogen; Nutrient availability; Nutrient content; Nutrient cycles; Nutrient release; Nutrients; Nutrition; Pesticides; phosphorus; Plant growth; Pollution; Potassium; Rape; rape/maize rotation; Seeds; soil; Soil contamination; Soil improvement; Soil nutrients; Soil pollution; Soils; Straw; straw incorporation; vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizae; Zinc; China; Yunnan China

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are widely present in heavy metal-polluted soils, but their effects on straw degradation and plant growth of rotated crops are poorly understood. In this study, a pot experiment was used to simulate the return of fore-rotating crop (Brassica napus L.) straw to farm...