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| Joseph Ibanga Udo
1
| Mbosowo Monday Etukudo *
2
| Eunice Oluchi Nwachkwu
3
|
1.
University of Port Harcourt | Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology | River State | Nigeria |
2.
Federal University Otuoke | Biology Department | Bayelsa State | Nigeria |
3.
University of Port Harcourt | Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology | River State | Nigeria |
| Received | 02 July 2018 | | Published 26 July 2018 | | ID Article | Joseph-ManuscriptRef.1-ajira040718 |
ABSTRACT
Background:
Zea mays
L. is one of the important economic and stable food crops cultivated in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria,
where crude oil pollution occurs. The pollution of agricultural lands in this region becomes a major concern to the inhabitants.
Objectives: This study was designed to evaluate the pH, and mineral nutrients contents of the experimental soils as well as
examine the growth response of
Z. mays
in mycoremediated crude oil polluted soil using
Lentinus squarrosulus.
Methods: Fresh
cultures of
Lentinus squarrosulus
were cultured on potato dextrose agar. A basal medium of sawdust in bottle was inoculated with
four 0.5mm mycelial disc of the mushroom species under aseptic condition. Crude oil contamination levels of 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and
30mls were used. The experimental set up consisted of control, pollution, and bioremediation treatments. Viable seeds of
Z. mays
were sown based on treatment, and plant growth parameters were examined. The physico-chemical parameters of crude oil
polluted and unpolluted soils were determined before and after harvest using standard methods. Results: The contents of
calcium, sodium, magnesium, nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium increased (P < 0.05) with increase in the concentration of crude
oil in soil remediated with
L. squarrosulus,
while the contents of nitrogen and phosphorus decreased with increase in the
concentration of crude oil in pollution treatment. At harvest, the pH values of experimental soil in the crude oil pollution treatment
were lower than those recorded before harvest, while the pH values of treatments with
L. squarrosulus
were higher during harvest
than those recorded before harvest. The plant height, stem diameter, leaf number, moisture content and grain yield of the crop in
bioremediation treatment with
L. squarrosulus
were higher than those of pollution treatment at all levels of concentration of crude
oil, but lower than those of the control treatment. Conclusions: The
L
.
squarrosulus
remediated soil improved the mineral nutrient
contents and pH values of crude oil polluted soil as well as enhanced the growth performance of
Z. mays
. This study suggests that
L
.
squarrosulus
can be used in remediating the adverse effect of crude oil contaminated sites.
Keywords
: pH,
Mineral nutrients, Maize, Petroleum oil, Pollution, Mushroom
1. INTRODUCTION
Zea mays
belongs to the family Poaceae and is cultivated as an important economic and food crop in the Niger Delta
region of Nigeria [1,2]. It is commonly utilized as a stable food crop and as a key constituent in various dishes, as well
as a raw material in some industries [1]. This crop is cultivated together with other useful plant species in the study
area, where petroleum oil pollution occurs. Petroleum hydrocarbon pollutant is one of the toxic organic chemicals,
which are introduced through various sources into the environment [3,4]. The contamination of viable lands has
generated growing public concerns due to the use of such lands for agricultural activities [5]. The negative impacts of
petroleum oil pollution on the environments include; increase in organic carbon contents of soil, reduction in soil
nitrate and phosphorus, and distortion to microbial activities as well as reduction in plant growth and development
[6]. These adverse effects together with destruction of soil structure and texture result in deteriorating soil conditions
that make degradation of oil in the soil difficult [6,7]. Several researches conducted in recent times on a large scale
bioremediation approaches utilize bacteria with only few attempts to use white rot fungi [8]. White rot fungi however,
have been reported to possess the ability to oxidize a wide diversity of compounds compared to bacteria [9]. In
addition, they exhibit a high degree of tolerance to high concentration of polluting chemicals than bacteria [10],
hence, a valuable tool in mycoremediation studies [8].
This research was carried out in view of the fact that the Niger Delta region of Nigeria has been under the threat of
petroleum pollution over the years [3,4]. Similarly, the study area has been subjected to oil exploration activities with
corresponding effects of contamination on the ecosystem [7]. Although, various remediation approaches have been
adopted and reported, very few examine the response of plants to crude oil polluted soil remediated with mushroom.
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES AND GROWTH RESPONSE OF
Zea
Mays
L.
IN MYCOREMEDIATED CRUDE OIL POLLUTED SOIL USING
Lentinus Squarrosulus
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Therefore, this study was designed to evaluate the physico-chemical properties and growth response of
Zea mays
in
mycoremediated crude oil polluted soil using
Lentinus squarrosulus.
2. MATERIALS AND METHODS
2.1 Collection of materials: Soil samples used for this experiment were collected (1-45cm depth) from University of
Port Harcourt Botanical Garden, River State, Nigeria. The soil samples were air dried to constant weight and sieved
with 2mm Mesh. Pure cultures of
Lentinus squarrosulus
were obtained from African Centre for Mushroom Research
and Innovation, University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. Crude oil was collected from Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation, River State, Nigeria.
2.2 Method of spawn preparation: Fresh cultures of
L. squarrosulus
were by flaming an inoculating loop to be red
hot, after which, it was used to cut a portion of the fresh mushroom into freshly prepared PDA. The cultures were
then incubated for about seven days in an incubator. The centre of each PDA plate containing each of the mushroom
isolates was punched with a cork borer with a diameter of 0.5 mm to form a fungal mycelia disc. This was done
according to the method of [11]. 40g of saw dust was measured in a weighing balance and then transferred to a
clean bowl where it was filtered to remove chaff and other particles. The saw dust was then transferred again into a
clean bowl and mixed with water to make it moist. The moist saw dust was then put into a spawn flask. After which it
was autoclaved at 121
0
C for 30 minutes for 3 days. The saw dust in the bottles was inoculated with four 0.5mm
mycelial discs of
L. squarrosulus
under aseptic conditions [12]. These were then incubated at room temperature
(28±2
0
C) for three months.
2.3 Preparation of the crude oil contaminated substrate: The technique used for the screening of the
bioremediative properties of
L. squarrosulus
was done by modifying the method of [13]. Two hundred grams (200g)
of soil were measured into locally available bottles and mixed thoroughly with the crude oil based on the
concentration. The concentration levels of 5, 10, 15, 20, and 30mls were used alongside a control treatment
(0ml).Thirty grams (30g) of sawdust were laid on the contaminated soil in each bottle separated with wire gauze. The
bottles containing the soil, saw dust and crude oil were then sterilized in an autoclaved at 115
0
C for 30 minutes. Ten
grams (10g) of fungal inocula of
L. squarrosulus
were aseptically weighed and transferred into the already sterilized
bottles containing the soil and sawdust substrate for the mushroom. The cultures were incubated at 25
0
C for three
months. The experimental set up consisted of the following treatment: Control (soil only), Pollution treatment (Soil +
each concentration level of crude oil: 5, 10, 15, 20, and 30mls, respectively), and Bioremediation treatment (Soil +
each concentration of crude oil + spawns of
L. squarrosulus
). The experimental set up was replicated five times, and
further used for assessment of test crop growth response in the bioremediated crude oil polluted soil.
2.4 Germination studies: Viable seeds of
Zea mays
were sorted out, sterilized with 0.01% mercuric chloride
solution for 30 seconds, washed several times with distilled water and air dried. Five (5) seeds of the test crop were
sown in plastic containers containing one-quarter level of spawn of crude oil polluted soil colonized by
L. squarrosulus
based on treatment: Control (soil only), Pollution treatment (Soil + each concentration level of crude oil - 5, 10, 15,
20, and 30mls, respectively), Bioremediation treatment (Soil + each concentration of crude oil + spawns of
L.
squarrosulus
). The seedlings were thinned to three (3) per container. Five replicates were used for each treatment
using randomized complete block design. The experimental set up was maintained at a mean minimum temperature
of 22.32
o
C and mean maximum temperature of 34.18
o
C, under natural light condition for four (4) months.
2.5 Analysis of experimental soils: The physico-chemical properties (pH, organic carbon, calcium, magnesium,
sodium, nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorus) of the experimental soils were analyzed using standard procedures
[14]. Experimental soils (control, pollution, and bioremediation treatments) were analyze before and after harvest.
2.6 Growth Studies: Plant height, leaf number, stem diameter, moisture content, and grain yield were measured at
the end of the experiment.
2.7 Statistical Analysis: Data analysis was carried out using analysis of variance (ANOVA) (P < 0.05) using the
method of [15].
3. RESULTS
In Table 1, the pH values, and mineral nutrient contents of the experimental soil are presented. The pH values of the
soil decreased with increase in the concentration of crude oil in all treatments (Table 1). The calcium, magnesium,
phosphorus, sodium, and potassium contents in crude oil pollution and bioremediation treatments were relatively
higher (P < 0.05) than those of the control treatment. The contents of calcium, sodium, magnesium, nitrogen,
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phosphorus and potassium increased with increase in the concentration of crude oil in soil remediated with
Lentinus
squarrosulus
(Table 1). The contents of nitrogen and phosphorus decreased with increase in the concentration of
crude oil in pollution treatment (Table 1). At harvest, the pH values of experimental soil in the crude oil pollution
treatment were lower than those recorded before harvest, while the pH values of treatments with
L. squarrosulus
were higher during harvest than those recorded before harvest (Table 2). The calcium, magnesium, sodium, nitrogen,
phosphorus and potassium contents increased (P < 0.05) with increase in the concentration of crude oil in soil
remediated with
L. squarrosulus
, while nitrogen and phosphorus decreased with increase in the concentration of crude
oil pollution in pollution treatment (Table 2). The plant height, stem diameter, leaf number, moisture content and
grain yield of the crop decreased with increase in the concentration of crude oil in all treatments (Table 3). The crop
growth parameters were higher in the bioremediation treatment with
L. squarrosulus
than those of pollution
treatment at all levels of concentration of crude oil, but lower than those of the control treatment (Table 3).
Table 1: The table presents the physico-chemical properties of the experimental soils (Pollution treatment-PT,
Bioremediation treatment-BT) before harvest.
Conc. of crude oil (ml):
5
10
15
20
25
30
Parameters
pH
PT
5.34±0.37
5.16±0.53
5.10±0.57
4.84±0.66
4.90±0.42
4.86±0.20
BT
5.72±0.63
5.64±0.98
5.63±0.30
5.60±0.27
5.57±0.39
5.50±0.75
Ca
PT
0.12±0.03
0.16±0.07
0.20±0.01
0.35±0.04
0.62±0.03
0.74±0.02
(mg/100g)
BT
0.28±0.08
1.42±0.24
1.60±0.32
2.07±0.67
2.72±0.13
2.86±0.16
Mg
PT
0.82±0.02
0.96±0.04
1.34±0.37
1.48±0.75
2.27±0.42
2.52±0.17
(mg/100g)
BT
1.72±0.16
3.21±0.53
3.47±0.22
4.20±0.34
4.32±0.21
4.46±0.40
Na
PT
1.73±0.21
4.66±0.90
4.76±0.64
5.92±0.23
6.72±0.47
6.96±0.50
(mg/100g)
BT
1.75±0.33
3.12±0.67
3.22±0.53
4.88±0.36
4.92±0.39
5.36±0.32
N
PT
0.21±0.04
0.16±0.01
0.14±0.03
0.12±0.01
0.10±0.02
0.09±0.02
(%)
BT
0.36±0.02
0.47±0.03
0.54±0.02
0.61±0.03
0.88±0.04
0.97±0.03
P
PT
4.27±0.56
4.20±0.33
3.07±0.44
2.12±0.52
1.76±0.41
0.17±0.04
(mg/100g)
BT
6.17±0.45
7.07±0.21
7.26±0.27
8.18±0.32
8.40±0.26
8.72±0.43
K
(mg/100g)
PT
BT
0.72±0.04
0.61±0.07
0.76±0.06
0.63±0.03
0.87±0.02
0.74±0.06
0.98±0.03
0.78±0.01
1.24±0.02
0.82±0.03
1.37±0.04
0.84±0.02
The results are presented as mean ± standard error from 5 replicates; PT: Pollution treatment; BT: Bioremediation treatment.
Table 2: The table presents the physico-chemical properties of the experimental soils (Pollution treatment-
PT, Bioremediation treatment-BT) After harvest.
Conc. of crude oil (ml): 0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Parameters
pH PT 6.08± 0.34 5.21±0.45 5.14±0.21 5.08±0.34 4.62±0.23 4.50±0.36 4.48±0.24
BT 6.08± 0.34 5.83±0.56 5.76±0.43 5.72±0.27 5.66±0.35 5.30±0.20 5.24±0.43
Ca PT 0.04±0.01 0.07±0.02 0.09±0.03 0.12±0.03 0.17±0.02 0.20±0.02 0.26±0.04
(mg/100g) BT 0.04±0.01 0.21±0.03 0.47±0.08 0.58±0.09 0.72±0.01 0.94± 0.05 1.06±0.21
Mg PT 0.10±0.01 0.34±0.03 0.54±0.02 0.74±0.07 0.87±0.06 1.19±0.22 1.24±0.33
(mg/100g) BT 0.10±0.01 0.12±0.05 0.66±0.06 0.70±0.04 0.84±0.02 1.17±0.34 1.33±0.56
Na PT 0.26±0.02 1.10±0.32 1.46±0.23 2.72±0.87 3.96±0.42 4.62±0.35 4.98±0.66
(mg/100g) BT 0.26±0.02 1.07±0.22 1.32±0.56 1.63±0.43 2.62±0.33 2.72±0.64 2.92±0.31
N PT 0.24±0.03 0.14±0.02 0.10±0.03 0.09±0.02 0.07±0.02 0.05±0.01 0.03±0.02
(%) BT 0.24±0.03 0.20±0.06 0.25±0.04 0.33±0.04 0.37±0.05 0.42±0.02 0.56±0.03
P PT 6.23 ±0.26 4.01±0.44 3.72±0.61 2.96±0.73 1.96±0.22 1.73±0.12 0.12±0.02
(mg/100g) BT 6.23±0.26 5.10±0.49 6.42±0.26 6.61±0.33 7.18±0.31 7.33±0.41 7.27±0.54
K PT 0.22±0.02 0.84±0.07 0.87±0.04 0.92±0.03 1.21±0.72 1.30±0.34 1.39±0.43
(mg/100g) BT 0.22±0.02 0.62±0.05 0.74±0.02 0.86±0.06 0.96±0.02 1.02±0.28 1.28±0.55
The results are presented as mean ± standard error from 5 replicates; PT: Pollution treatment; BT: Bioremediation treatment.
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Table 3: The table presents the growth parameters of Zea
mays
in crude oil polluted soil remediated with
Lentinus squarrosulus
after harvest.
Conc. of crude oil (ml): 0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Parameters
Plant PT 260.17±0.27 162.21±0.23 158.10±0.47 152.70±0.65 143.26±0.81 139.24±0.36 133.63±0.33
Height BT 260.17±0.27 242.30±0.54 227.42±0.38 214.66±0.32 206.13±0.55 192.17±0.43 184.32±0.93
(cm)
Stem PT 2.96±0.27 1.92±0.47 1.70±0.54 1.45±0.70 1.21±0.41 1.09±0.26 1.04±0.11
diameter BT 2.96±0.27 2.30±0.66 2.20±0.18 1.80±0.20 1.40±0.59 1.38±0.32 1.32±0.53
(cm)
Leaf PT 17.24±0.40 12.42±0.49 9.50±0.68 8.21±0.76 6.17±0.52 5.20±0.38 5.07±0.29
Number BT 17.24±0.40 14.80±0.90 12.26±0.72 10.17±0.25 8.23±0.20 7.21±0.45 7.06±0.34
Moisture PT 69.30±0.22 52.36±0.75 42.17±0.26 42.07±0.61 40.81±0.66 40.02±0.40 38.07±0.12
content BT 69.30±0.22 67.21±0.60 64.36±0.33 62.18±0.95 61.34±0.72 58.02±0.26 54.21±0.28
(%)
Grain PT 197.47±0.50 161.41±0.62 154.33±0.34 132.77±0.99 120.16±0.40 114.21±0.37 107.26±0.30
yield BT 197.47±0.50 180.21±0.23 172.18±0.20 160.42±0.18 147.23±0.26 138.18±0.19 128.21±0.26
(g)
The results are presented as mean ± standard error from 5 replicates; PT: Pollution treatment; BT: Bioremediation treatment.
4. DISCUSSION
In this study, the pH values and mineral nutrients were negatively affected in the pollution treatments. These adverse
effects on soil properties may be due to destruction of soil structure and texture that result in deteriorating soil
conditions. Petroleum oil pollution has been shown to adversely affect soil physical and chemical properties as
indicated in this study. The negative impacts of petroleum oil pollution on the environments include; increase in
organic carbon contents of soil, reduction in soil nitrate and phosphorus, and distortion to microbial activities as well
as reduction in plant growth and development [2-6].
Zea mays
recorded low performance in plant height, leaf
number, stem diameter, moisture content and grain yield in crude oil pollution treatment relative to the control and
L
.
squarrosulus
remediated soil. These reductions may be due to distortion of the soil-plant -water relationship resulting
from the deteriorating soil conditions in the crude oil pollution treatment. Crude oil polluted soil is characterized by
reduction in oxygen and water holding capacity of the soil as well as water permeability through the soil due to partial
coating of soil surface by hydrocarbons [6-16]. Plants subjected to crude oil pollution may exhibit reduction in growth,
photosynthetic rate, plant height, density and above ground biomass as well as death of the whole plant [17,18]. The
reduction in pH values of the crude oil polluted soil might have contributed to the low growth performance of the test
crop in the pollution treatment. Petroleum oil polluted soil has been reported to affect plant nutrition with the
promotion of aluminium toxicity, and the distortion of metabolic processes due to increased osmotic potential as well
as decreased rhizobial growth as a result of acidity [17-19].
In crude oil polluted soil remediated with
L
.
squarrosulus,
the resulted favourably soil conditions and pH range of the
soil enhanced the nutrient base and microbial activities than those of pollution treatment. Therefore, the enhanced
growth of
Z. mays
in crude oil polluted soil remediated with
L
.
squarrosulus
as observed in this study may be
attributed to the important role played by the mushroom species in degradation of the petroleum pollutant. Fungi,
have been reported to possess the ability to oxidize a wide diversity of compounds [9], and exhibit a high degree of
tolerance to high concentration of polluting chemicals than bacteria [10], hence, a valuable tool for remediation of
crude oil polluted soil [8], as used in this study.
5. CONCLUSION
The growth parameters of
Z. mays
were enhanced in crude oil polluted soil ameliorated with
L. squarrosulus
than
those of the pollution treatment. The
L
.
squarrosulus
remediated soil improved the mineral nutrient contents and pH
values of crude oil polluted soil. This study suggests that
L
.
squarrosulus
can be used in remediating the adverse
effect of crude oil contaminated sites.
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Cite this article: Joseph Ibanga Udo, Mbosowo Monday Etukudo, and Eunice Oluchi Nwachkwu. PHYSICO-CHEMICAL
PROPERTIES AND GROWTH RESPONSE OF Zea mays L. IN MYCOREMEDIATED CRUDE OIL POLLUTED SOIL USING
Lentinus squarrosulus. Am. J. innov. res. appl. sci. 2018; 7(1): 44-48.
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