Sustainable remediation of chromium-contaminated soils: boosting radish growth with deashed biochar and strigolactone.

ABSTRACT: Chromium (Cr) stress significantly hinders crop production by disrupting nutrient uptake, impairing plant growth, and contaminating soil, posing a substantial threat to agricultural sustainability. The use of deashed biochar (DAB) and strigolactone can be an effective solution to mitigate this issue. Deashed biochar enhances crop production by improving soil structure, water retention, and nutrient availability while mitigating the bioavailability of toxic substances. Strigolactone boosts plant growth by stimulating root growth, branching, shoot formation, and overall plant physiology. Nevertheless, the scientific rationale behind their collective use as an amendment to counter Cr stress remains to be substantiated. Therefore, in this study, a blend of DAB and strigolactone was employed as

SUBMITTER: Younis U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10870680 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature