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Fungi Help Tomatoes Tolerate Nickel and Cadmium

Fungi Help Tomatoes Tolerate Nickel and Cadmium

Fusarium, Aspergillus

What they found

Endophytic fungi lowered nickel and cadmium buildup in tomatoes and boosted roots and antioxidant defenses.

Endophytic fungi lowered nickel and cadmium buildup in tomatoes and boosted roots and antioxidant defenses.

How solid is it?

Field study

Field study

Field/ecology

Field/ecology

Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

At a glance

Latin name

Fusarium proliferatum SL3, Aspergillus terreus MGRF2

Fusarium proliferatum SL3, Aspergillus terreus MGRF2

Published in

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

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Section

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

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Tomatoes Tolerate Toxins

Tomatoes Tolerate Toxins

Endophytic fungi Fusarium proliferatum SL3 and Aspergillus terreus MGRF2 help tomatoes tolerate nickel and cadmium contamination by lowering metal buildup. Fungal-treated plants grew longer roots, had more chlorophyll, and boosted antioxidant defenses.

Endophytic fungi Fusarium proliferatum SL3 and Aspergillus terreus MGRF2 help tomatoes tolerate nickel and cadmium contamination by lowering metal buildup. Fungal-treated plants grew longer roots, had more chlorophyll, and boosted antioxidant defenses.

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