Co‐application of biochar and Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi improves salinity tolerance, growth and lipid metabolism of maize (Zea mays L.) in an alkaline soil
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60077344%3A_____%2F21%3A00553294" target="_blank" >RIV/60077344:_____/21:00553294 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/11/2490" target="_blank" >https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/11/2490</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants10112490" target="_blank" >10.3390/plants10112490</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Co‐application of biochar and Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi improves salinity tolerance, growth and lipid metabolism of maize (Zea mays L.) in an alkaline soil
Original language description
This study reports the mitigating strategy against salinity by exploring the potential effects of biochar (5%), Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (20 g/pot, AMF), and biochar + AMF on maize (Zea mays L.) plants grown under saline stress in a greenhouse. The maize was grown on alkaline soil and subjected to four different saline levels, 0, 50, 100, and 150 mM NaCl. After 90 d for 100 mM NaCl treatment, the plant’s height and fresh weight were reduced by 17.84% and 39.28%, respec-tively, compared to the control. When the saline‐treated soil (100 mM NaCl) was amended with AMF, biochar, and biochar + AMF, the growth parameters were increased by 22.04%, 26.97%, 30.92% (height) and 24.79%, 62.36%, and 107.7% (fresh weight), respectively. Compared to the control and single AMF/biochar treatments, the combined application of biochar and AMF showed the most significant effect in improving maize growth under saline stress. The superior mitigating effect of biochar + AMF was attributed to its effective ability in (i) improving soil nutrient content, (ii) enhancing plant nutrient uptake, (iii) increasing the activities of antioxidant enzymes, and (iv improving the contents of palmitoleic acid (C16:1), oleic acid (C18:1), linoleic acid (C18:2), and linolenic acid (C18:3). Thus, our study shows that amending alkaline and saline soils with a combination of biochar‐AMF can effectively mitigate abiotic stress and improve plant growth. Therefore, it can serve as a reference for managing salinity stress in agricultural soils.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
40104 - Soil science
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2021
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Plants
ISSN
2223-7747
e-ISSN
2223-7747
Volume of the periodical
10
Issue of the periodical within the volume
11
Country of publishing house
CH - SWITZERLAND
Number of pages
17
Pages from-to
2490
UT code for WoS article
000807199800001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85119072793