Response of Cajanus cajan to excess copper in the soil: tolerance and biomass production.

ABSTRACT: Soil contamination by excess heavy metals or trace elements is a global concern, as these elements are highly bioaccumulated in living organisms, migrating throughout the food chain, and causing health problems. Sustainable technologies, using plants, have been increasingly studied and used to contain, reduce, or extract these elements from the soil. In this sense, it is essential to identify plant species that tolerate certain elements, present high biomass production and are resistant to adverse soil conditions. For this reason, we evaluated the biomass production and tolerance of Cajanus cajan in response to different concentrations of copper (30, 60, 120, and 240 mg/dm³, in addition to the control treatment) in the soil, as well as the effect of this metal on photosyn

SUBMITTER: da Silva MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9334507 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature