Soil arsenic (As) contamination is a serious concern because of its mark negative impacts on plant growth and physiological processes. In plant-soil system, As competes against phosphorus (P) which depends on charge component of different soil types. The main objective of this study was to investigate the influence of ((NH)PO (PO) and Ca(PO)(OH) (phosphorite)) in ameliorating As stress on plant physiological process against As toxicity and their role in As accumulation. We performed eighteen treatments with different levels of As (0, 35, and 70 mg/kg) and P (0, 100, and 200 mg/kg) against two P sources of PO and phosphorite. Overall, more improvement in plant growth was observed by addition of PO than phosphorite. Significant increases in plant height (51%), dry biomass (root (49%) and shoot (40%)), chlorophyll contents (88%), total soluble sugars (58%) and plant functional leaves (51%) were observed by PO application as compared to their corresponding un-fertilized treatment under As stress conditions. However, proline and MDA contents were decreased by 49% and 71% with PO applied, respectively, under As stress. The As and P uptake by soybean were remarkably enhanced by the application of PO than phosphorite. Therefore, highly soluble P supplementation has great potential to minimize As-induced damage to plant growth in acidic soils and improve As uptake by plants. The findings obtained in present study will be used as an important tool for amelioration of As polluted acidic soils.
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