Pb treatment (mg kg-1) Pb concentration (mg kg-1) Pb uptake (μg pot-1) Bioavailable soil Pb (mg kg-1)
Shoot Root Shoot Root
0 Control 1.53 ± 0.13a 6.35 ± 0.48a 31.71 ± 3.89a 50.23 ± 3.69a 32.13 ± 0.51a
Act12 1.61 ± 0.17a 6.51 ± 0.82a 35.44 ± 2.90a 57.15 ± 3.51a 34.84 ± 1.09a
⊿Ctrl (%) 5.0 2.5 11.8 13.8 8.4*
200 Control 5.49 ± 0.46b 19.70 ± 1.59b 131.34 ± 16.95b 157.45 ± 15.93b 73.39 ± 3.26b
Act12 8.88 ± 0.86b 26.51 ± 2.16b 174.45 ± 13.95b 311.98 ± 35.27b 85.32 ± 2.93b
⊿Ctrl (%) 61.7* 34.8* 33.6* 98.1* 16.3*
300 Control 6.01 ± 0.52b 27.27 ± 2.57b 152.65 ± 12.34b 306.29 ± 23.16c 123.98 ± 8.95c
Act12 13.86 ± 1.14c 56.51 ± 5.89c 376.02 ± 29.18c 837.42 ± 67.95c 165.86 ± 3.99c
⊿Ctrl (%) 130.4* 107.2* 146.3* 173.4* 33.8*
500 Control 9.16 ± 0.82c 63.25 ± 5.26c 281.56 ± 12.40c 876.86 ± 106.84d 231.06 ± 22.33d
Act12 17.12 ± 1.33d 86.83 ± 6.93d 423.68 ± 35.63c 1195.69 ± 112.15d 317.05 ± 2.88d
⊿Ctrl (%) 86.9* 37.3* 50.5* 36.4* 37.2*
1,000 Control 21.88 ± 2.04d 133.51 ± 14.31d 540.94 ± 31.40d 1682.01 ± 98.57e 370.87 ± 11.76e
Act12 36.45 ± 2.65e 201.10 ± 15.12e 1178.72 ± 110.24d 2530.10 ± 231.38e 418.71 ± 16.33e
⊿Ctrl (%) 66.6* 50.6* 117.9* 50.4* 13.1*
Table 2: Pb concentration and uptake in perennial ryegrass plants, and bioavailable soil Pb in Pb-treated soil inoculated with or without Streptomyces pactum Act12 (means ± SD, n = 3).