Dual inoculation of AMF and DSE promotes the growth of Astragalus mongholicus and the transformation of cadmium chemical forms in soil under cadmium stress

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1000-1565.2026.05.010

Abstract

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Q948.12

LI Chunmiao, MENG Jingjing, LIU Xiurong, ZHANG Nannan, YANG Xiaotong, HE Chao, HE Xueli. Dual inoculation of AMF and DSE promotes the growth of Astragalus mongholicus and the transformation of cadmium chemical forms in soil under cadmium stress[J]. Journal of Hebei University(Natural Science Edition), 2026, 46(5): 541-553.

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