title: Phytoremediation potential of Solanum nigrum L. under different cultivation protocols.
abstract: In this study, Solanum nigrum L. was used as a hyperaccumulator for remediation of cadmium contaminated soil, and 3 different cultivation protocols were investigated. The results showed that a double cropping treatment enhanced the phytoremediation efficiency significantly, since it increased the amount of Cd extracted in one growing season by a factor of 1.62 compared to single cropping. However, the labor cost for double cropping was twice that of single cropping. If the time consumed is considered as a cost of phytoremediation, the double cropping treatment might be considered as an effective and economic cultivation protocol by reducing the overall time required to reach the targeted soil quality.
authors.affiliation: College of Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China.
authors.forename: Guangzhou
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Qu
authors.forename: Yan'an
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tong
authors.forename: Pengcheng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Zuoping
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Xueying
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Puhui
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ji
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture / Q000379:methods*; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D002104:Cadmium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002681:China; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D052918:Environmental Restoration and Remediation / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000378:metabolism*; D032324:Solanum nigrum / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D013054:Spectrophotometry, Atomic
chemical_list: D012989:Soil Pollutants; D002104:Cadmium