Garlic (Allium sativum) based interplanting alters the heavy metals absorption and bacterial diversity in neighboring plants.

ABSTRACT: Heavy metals are naturally occurring elements that have a high atomic weight and let out in the environment by agriculture, industry, mining and therapeutic expertise and thrilling amassing of these elements pollutes the environment. In this study we have investigated the potential of garlic interplanting in promoting hyper accumulation and absorption of heavy metals to provide a basis for phytoremediation of polluted land. Monoculture and inter-plantation of garlic were conducted to investigate the absorption of cadmium and lead contamination in the land. A group of experiments with single planting (monoculture) of Lolium perenne, Conyza canadensis and Pteris vittata as accumulators were used. The results have shown that garlic has a potential as a hyper accumulate and absorb heavy metals

SUBMITTER: Hussain J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7971001 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature