TITLE:
Effect of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal (AM) Fungi on the Physiological Performance of Phaseolus vulgaris Grown under Crude Oil Contaminated Soil
AUTHORS:
Chris O. Nwoko
KEYWORDS:
Arbuscular Mycorrhizae, Crude Oil Decomposition, Phytoremediation
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection,
Vol.2 No.4,
July
11,
2014
ABSTRACT: An experiment was
conducted to assess the influence of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi on the
performance of Phaseolus vulgaris under crude oil contaminated soil. P.
vulgaris was grown on soil under 2%, 4% and 8% (v/w) crude oil
contamination. The experimental units were biostimulated with 2 g NPK
fertilizer pot-1 and were inoculated with 12 g AM inoculum pot-1.
Non inoculated pots served as control. The results showed that AM inoculated
pots recorded higher and significantly (P P. vulgaris and TPH decomposition
improved. This is evinced by the linear regression analysis between
colonization and TPH (R2 = 0.77).