Kotoula, D.; Papazoglou, E.G.; Economou, G.; Trigas, P.; Bouranis, D.L. Phytoextraction Potential of Flax Grown on Multimetal Contaminated Soils: A Field Experiment. Preprints2024, 2024030280. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202403.0280.v1
APA Style
Kotoula, D., Papazoglou, E.G., Economou, G., Trigas, P., & Bouranis, D.L. (2024). Phytoextraction Potential of Flax Grown on Multimetal Contaminated Soils: A Field Experiment. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202403.0280.v1
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Kotoula, D., Panayiotis Trigas and Dimitris L. Bouranis. 2024 "Phytoextraction Potential of Flax Grown on Multimetal Contaminated Soils: A Field Experiment" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202403.0280.v1
Abstract
A two-year field experiment (2022–2023) was carried out to investigate the impact of different sowing periods (spring and winter) and nitrogen levels (0, 30, 60 kg/ha) on the phytoextraction potential of flax. The study site is characterized by high concentrations of heavy metals (Cd, Ni, Cu, Pb, Zn) and belongs to the Mediterranean climate type. Flax (var. Calista) was sown in the spring of 2022 and in the winter of 2023, following a split plot experimental design with three rep-lications, and applying low-input practices. Results showed that spring-sown flax produced short-er but thicker plants with significantly higher biomass (5.27 tn ha-1) when treated with 30 kg ha-1 N compared to winter-sown (2.30 tn ha-1) when treated with 60 kg ha-1 N. The concentration of contaminants in the aerial biomass varied according to metal type and sowing period. The higher biomass production in spring resulted in a higher quantity of heavy metals being removed from the soil, making flax a promising crop for phytoextraction purposes, especially in soils contami-nated with multiple heavy metals.
Keywords
heavy metals; Linum usitatissimum; nitrogen fertilization; phytoremediation; sowing period; uptake
Subject
Environmental and Earth Sciences, Pollution
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