Open AccessEffect of lead and zinc on the growth of some mycorrhizal fungi in vitro
Author(s) -
R. Pachlewski,
Elżbieta Chruściak
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
acta mycologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.38
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2353-074X
pISSN - 0001-625X
DOI - 10.5586/am.1986.008
Subject(s) - zinc , fungus , mycorrhizal fungi , in vitro , lead (geology) , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , chemistry , botany , horticulture , biochemistry , inoculation , paleontology , organic chemistry
Growth reaction of five mycorrhizal fungi and pathogenic one in the presence of different Pb and Zn concentration was tested. It was confirmed that mycorrhizal strains were more sensitive to lead than zinc. On the contrary the pathogenic fungus was more sesitive to zinc