Solubilização quantitativa de fosfatos insolúveis, por algumas espécies dos gêneros Aspergillus e Penicillium

Abstract

In this paper, the authors have studied, under laboratory conditions, the relations between several species of Aspergillus and Penicillium genders and three insoluble phosphates, having determined quantitatively both the portion rendered soluble and the one not decomposed by the fungi. From the results obtained the following conclusions were drawn: 1. All the studied strains showed high capacity to render soluble insoluble phosphates in petri dishes tests. Nevertheless, when quantitatively evaluated, only A. niger was able to render soluble an appreciable amount of insoluble phosphates. 2. The analysis of the data obtained with the Penicillium spp strain, showed that both increased significantly the levels of soluble phosphate for the aluminum phosphate treatment, compared with their sterile homologues; the levels of soluble phosphate in the checks decreased significantly and, the treatments with iron phosphate had their levels not altered significantly. On the other hand, in the treatments with "Araxá rock phosphate" the level of soluble phosphate did not change appreciably for the 4 RAIZ III strain and, decreased significantly for the 8 RIZ III strain. 3. The Aspergillus sp strain, reacted differently compared to the other fungi, that is, all treatments had their soluble phosphate levels decreased. 4. The indirect evaluation of available phosphorus in the soil, using A. niger and other fungi, shows inaccurate values due to the adherence of insoluble phosphate particles to the micellia.