Phytoremediation Potential of Flax Grown on Multimetal Contaminated Soils: A Field Experiment
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Phenological and Agronomical Traits
2.2. Biomass Yield
2.3. Heavy Metal Concentration and Uptake
2.3.1. Cd Concentration and Uptake
2.3.2. Ni Concentration and Uptake
2.3.3. Cu Concentration and Uptake
2.3.4. Pb Concentration and Uptake
2.3.5. Zn Concentration and Uptake
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Site Description and Characterization
4.2. Agronomic Practices and Experimental Set Up
- (i)
- 0 kg N ha−1, which referred to as N0
- (ii)
- 30 kg N ha−1, which referred to as N1
- (iii)
- 60 kg N ha−1, which referred to as N2
4.3. Plants Sampling and Measurements
4.4. Statistical Analysis
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
Climatic Conditions
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Agricultural Period | Nitrogen Level | Height (cm) | Shoot Diameter (mm) | No. of Branches |
---|---|---|---|---|
Spring cultivation (2022) | N0 | 59.02 ± 12.0 a A | 3.74 ± 1.0 a A | 0.50 ± 0.8 a A |
N1 | 50.73 ± 6.8 a A | 3.62 ± 0.9 a A | 0 ± 0 a A | |
N2 | 54.58 ± 6.7 a A | 4.53 ± 0.8 a A | 1.00 ± 1.3 a AB | |
Winter cultivation (2023) | N0 | 76.71 ± 7.7 a B | 2.07 ± 0.6 a B | 1.50 ± 1.0 a B |
N1 | 77.44 ± 9.1 a B | 2.29 ± 0.5 ab B | 1.61 ± 0.8 a B | |
N2 | 81.39 ± 6.2 b B | 2.48 ± 0.5 b B | 1.61 ± 0.6 a B |
Factors | Height p(>F) | Stem Diameter p(>F) | No. of Tillers p(>F) | Dry Yields p(>F) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cultivation period | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0003 |
Levels N | 0.2592 | 0.0103 | 0.2190 | 0.0735 |
Cultivation period × Levels N | 0.1544 | 0.2317 | 0.2190 | 0.0315 |
Factors | Cadmium p(>F) | Nickel p(>F) | Copper p(>F) | Lead p(>F) | Zinc p(>F) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cultivation period | 0.0325 | 0.0031 | 0.0249 | 0.0000 | 0.1725 |
Levels N | 0.2049 | 0.0008 | 0.5518 | 0.0978 | 0.4242 |
Cultivation period × Levels N | 0.9080 | 0.0008 | 0.3670 | 0.2062 | 0.3497 |
Factors | Cadmium p(>F) | Nickel p(>F) | Copper p(>F) | Lead p(>F) | Zinc p(>F) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cultivation period | 0.0000 | 0.0001 | 0.0151 | 0.0001 | 0.0045 |
Levels N | 0.0207 | 0.0000 | 0.3587 | 0.6007 | 0.0594 |
Cultivation period × Levels N | 0.0254 | 0.0000 | 0.0882 | 0.1138 | 0.0453 |
Properties | |
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pH | 8.0–8.2 ± 0 |
Organic matter (%) | 2.68–2.72 ± 0 |
CEC (%) | 28.2–29.6 ± 0.99 |
CaCO3 (%) | 5.04–5.46 ± 0.30 |
Conductivity (μS cm−1) | 214–227 ± 9.20 |
Total N (g/100 g) | 0.10–0.15 ± 0 |
Available P (mg kg−1) | 6.6–6.9 ± 0.21 |
Available K (mg kg−1) | 524–605 ± 57.30 |
Mechanical Analysis | |
Clay (%) | 34.0–38.0 ± 2.83 |
Silt (%) | 45.0–49.0 ± 2.83 |
Sand (%) | 17.0 ± 0.0 |
Texture | Silt-clay |
Total Content (mg kg−1) | |
---|---|
Cd | 6.3–6.6 ± 0.2 |
Ni | 104.0–125.5 ± 14.8 |
Cu | 141.0–157.1 ± 11.3 |
Pb | 3023.5–3536.0 ± 362.7 |
Zn | 2133.2–2343.0 ± 148.5 |
Bioavailable Content (mg kg−1) | |
Cd | 1.9–2.0 ± 0.1 |
Ni | 0.8 ± 0.0 |
Cu | 9.8–10.5 ± 0.7 |
Pb | 471.3–580.0 ± 77.10 |
Zn | 74.9–84.1 ± 6.4 |
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Kotoula, D.; Papazoglou, E.G.; Economou, G.; Trigas, P.; Bouranis, D.L. Phytoremediation Potential of Flax Grown on Multimetal Contaminated Soils: A Field Experiment. Plants 2024, 13, 1541. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13111541
Kotoula D, Papazoglou EG, Economou G, Trigas P, Bouranis DL. Phytoremediation Potential of Flax Grown on Multimetal Contaminated Soils: A Field Experiment. Plants. 2024; 13(11):1541. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13111541
Chicago/Turabian StyleKotoula, Danai, Eleni G. Papazoglou, Garifalia Economou, Panayiotis Trigas, and Dimitris L. Bouranis. 2024. "Phytoremediation Potential of Flax Grown on Multimetal Contaminated Soils: A Field Experiment" Plants 13, no. 11: 1541. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13111541