Table 4.
Mercury absorption and concentration profile in different tissues of Zea mays inoculated with endophytic fungal strains
| Concentration of Hg mg.Kg−1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treatment | Shoot | Root | Total | TF S/R |
| Sordariomycetes A65 | 32.22 ± 0.15 *** | 1300 ± 10.74 *** | 1332 ± 10.76 *** | 0.02 |
| Pseudomonodictys pantanalensis A73 | 127.3 ± 1.74 *** | 1982 ± 4.23 *** | 2110 ± 4.51 *** | 0.06 |
| Colletotrichum sp. P42 | 48.45 ± 0.10 *** | 1611 ± 31.19 | 1659 ± 31.25 *** | 0.03 |
| Westerdykella aquatica P71 | 126.52 ± 5.01 *** | 1958,46 ± 23.70 *** | 2084,98 ± 28.71 *** | 0.06 |
| Nemania sp. P72 | 58.91 ± 0.28 *** | 1389 ± 0.32 *** | 1448 ± 0.31 *** | 0.04 |
| Pleosporales P74 | 94.19 ± 1.55 *** | 1950 ± 43.78 *** | 2044 ± 45.32 *** | 0.05 |
| Diaporthe miriciae P96 | 18.49 ± 0.10 *** | 1179 ± 9.62 *** | 1198 ± 9.72 *** | 0.02 |
| C + Hg | 282.9 ± 3.39 | 1562 ± 16.68 | 1845 ± 22.01 | 0.18 |
C + Hg – non-inoculated plants, with Hg; TF – Hg translocation factor; S/R – shoot/root. Results are expressed as mean ± SD. *control vs treatment; t test, p < 0.05