Phytoremediation efficiency of crop plants in removing cadmium, lead and zinc from soil

The experiment was carried out in 1999-2001 at the University of Agriculture in Krakow (Poland) to study the capacity of nine crops (red beet, field pumpkin, chicory, bean, barley, white cabbage, maize, alfalfa, and parsnip) to remove cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb) and zinc (Zn) from different soil horizon...

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Main Authors: Poniedziałek Małgorzata, Sękara Agnieszka, Jędrszczyk Elżbieta, Ciura Jarosław
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2010-12-01
Series:Folia Horticulturae
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/fhort-2013-0155