The contagion of the environment with toxic metals has become a worldwide problem. Heavy metal toxicity affects crop yields, soil biomass and fertility. Soils polluted with heavy metals pose a serious health hazard to humans as well as plants and animals, and often requires soil remediation practices. Phytoextraction refers to the uptake of contaminants from soil or water by plant roots and their translocation to any harvestable plant part. Phytoextraction has the potential to remove contaminants and promote long-term cleanup of soil or wastewater. The success of phytoextraction as a...
The contagion of the environment with toxic metals has become a worldwide problem. Heavy metal toxicity affects crop yields, soil biomass and fertilit...