WANG Jin, BI Yinli, DENG Mubiao, ZOU Hui, SUN Jiangtao, XIE Wenwu
Arbuscular mycorrhizal technology is one of the important means for ecological restoration in mining areas. In this paper, effects of the arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) inoculation on the growth and development of Amorpha Fruticosa L. and soil quality were studied between 2 and 14 months post-inoculation. The results showed that compared with that of the non-inoculated Amorpha Fruticosa L., the survival rate of inoculated one increased by 7.2%-9.7%, the plant height markably increased by 34%-62%, the crown diameter significantly increased by 39%-65%, the mycorrhizal infection rate significantly increased by 16%-21%, and the hyphal density increased by 50%-70%. The mycorrhizal infection rate and hyphal density had significantly or highly significantly positive correlations with contents of organic carbon, total nitrogen, available phosphorus and potassium, alkali-hydrolyzable nitrogen in the soil. The soil pH significantly decreased, and the contents of soil organic carbon, total nitrogen, available phosphorus and potassium, alkali-hydrolyzable nitrogen significantly increased by the inoculation of mycorrhiza. Glomalin related soil protein is an important composition of organic matter in soil, which can reflect small changes of soil quality. These results show that AM can promote growth and development of Amorpha Fruticosa L. and soil improvement in coal mining subsidence areas.