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Document Type : Article In Journal 
Document Title :
Phytoremediation of Cadmium Contaminated Soil by Sunflower
المعالجة النباتية لتربة ملوثة بالكادميوم باستخدام نبات دوار الشمس
 
Subject : Enviromental sciences 
Document Language : English 
Abstract : A field experiment was conducted to investigate the capability of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) plants to remove cadmium (Cd) from a soil polluted with enriched sewage sludge at the experimental field station of King Abdulaziz University. The mobility of cadmium from root to shoot system as well as seed and its effects on studied agronomic traits were evaluated. The obtained results indicated that Cd had significant effects at (p≤0.01) on all studied traits. As Cd concentration in the sewage sludge amended soil increased, Cd in each plant part significantly increased. Cd concentrations were in root system shoot seeds. Moreover, sunflower uptake of Cd ranged between 57 to 72 % from the Cd content of the polluted soil without toxic effects on plants during the two successive growth seasons (2011-2012). Sunflower plants could be used as phytoemediators to decrease toxicity of heavy metal from polluted soils for human health. 
ISSN : 1991-8178 
Journal Name : Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences 
Volume : 7 
Issue Number : 7 
Publishing Year : 1434 AH
2013 AD 
Article Type : Article 
Added Date : Thursday, October 3, 2013 

Researchers

Researcher Name (Arabic)Researcher Name (English)Researcher TypeDr GradeEmail
عبدالله الذيبانيAl-Dhaibani, Abdullah Researcher aaldhaibani@gmail.com
فتحي النخلاويEL-Nakhlawy, Fathy Researcher  
سمير السليمانيAlsolaimani, Samir Researcher  
فهد المحماديAlmehmadi, Fahd Researcher  

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