Abstract
A greenhouse study was carried out with Brassica juncea to critically evaluate effects of bacterial inoculation on the uptake of heavy metals from Pb-Zn mine tailings by plants. Application of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria, including nitrogen-fixing bacteria and phosphate and potassium solubilizers, might play an important role in the further development of phytoremediation techniques. The presence of these beneficial bacteria stimulated plant growth and protected the plant from metal toxicity. Inoculation with rhizobacteria had little influence on the metal concentrations in plant tissues, but produced a much larger above-ground biomass and altered metal bioavailability in the soil. As a consequence, higher efficiency of phytoextraction was obtained compared with control treatments.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 124-135 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Environmental Pollution |
| Volume | 140 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2006 |
Scopus Subject Areas
- Toxicology
- Pollution
- Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
User-Defined Keywords
- Bacterial inoculation
- Brassica juncea
- Lead mine tailings
- Metal bioavailability
- Metal uptake
- Soil enzymes
- Zinc mine tailings