EFFECT OF DIESEL AND BIODIESEL ON THE GROWTH OF Brachiaria decumbens INOCULATED WITH ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi have been found to be associated with plants useful in soil phytoremediation. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of diesel and biodiesel in soil and sand on the growth of Brachiaria decumbens inoculated with mycorrhizae. Two experiments were carried out: on...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2013 |
| País: | México |
| Recursos: | UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE YUCATÁN |
| Repositorio: | Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.www.revista.ccba.uady.mx:article/1642 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://www.revista.ccba.uady.mx/ojs/index.php/TSA/article/view/1642 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | agriculture; bioremediation; contamination; contamination; arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; diesel; biodiesel; soil; sand; Suelo contaminado; combustible; hongos simbióticos; pasto; fitorremediacion. |
| Resumo: | Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi have been found to be associated with plants useful in soil phytoremediation. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of diesel and biodiesel in soil and sand on the growth of Brachiaria decumbens inoculated with mycorrhizae. Two experiments were carried out: one experiment in soil and another in sand. A two-level- factorial design with three factors was used (one on sterile and another on non-sterile soil, with and without mycorrhizae; and one with diesel and another with biodiesel). In sand, a two-factor design with two levels was used (with and without mycorrhizae and with diesel and biodiesel), both with three replications. NOVADIESEL, biodiesel and PEMEX diesel were use as contaminants, both at 7%. The fresh and dry weight of the plants and percentage of mycorrhizal colonization, were assessed 30 days after planting. In soil, biodiesel was more toxic and reduced the fresh and dry weights of plants, especially in non-sterile soil. Biodiesel yielded greater mycorrhizal colonization values that doubled those of the control. In sand, diesel was found to reduce three times the fresh and dry weights of plants, compared to the biodiesel. In sand diesel presented high values of mycorrhizal colonization in comparison with biodiesel. Plants inoculated with mycorrhizal fungi exhibited better development than non-inoculated plants, even in the presence of contaminants. |
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