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Root Fungi Help Grass Lock Uranium in Contaminated Soil

Root Fungi Help Grass Lock Uranium in Contaminated Soil

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

What they found

A root fungus helped Johnson grass survive uranium-contaminated soil and nearly doubled uranium stored in roots.

A root fungus helped Johnson grass survive uranium-contaminated soil and nearly doubled uranium stored in roots.

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

Funneliformis mosseae, Sorghum halepense

Funneliformis mosseae, Sorghum halepense

Published in

Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture

Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture

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ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

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Uranium Root Lock

Uranium Root Lock

Root fungi (Funneliformis mosseae) helped Johnson grass (Sorghum halepense) survive soil contaminated with 44 mg/kg uranium by calming oxidative stress and keeping more uranium trapped in the roots. The inoculated plants nearly doubled root uranium storage, while leaf uranium stayed below 50 mg/kg. Root damage markers dropped sharply, making this a practical fungi-assisted cleanup tool for contaminated land.

Root fungi (Funneliformis mosseae) helped Johnson grass (Sorghum halepense) survive soil contaminated with 44 mg/kg uranium by calming oxidative stress and keeping more uranium trapped in the roots. The inoculated plants nearly doubled root uranium storage, while leaf uranium stayed below 50 mg/kg. Root damage markers dropped sharply, making this a practical fungi-assisted cleanup tool for contaminated land.

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