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A Comparison of Growth Response and Phytoremediation Ability of
Some Woody Trees Grown under Waste Water Irrigation
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Abstract: A pot experiment was carried out at the nursery of Timber Trees and Forestry Dep., Hort.Res. Inst.,
A.R.C., Egypt during 2018/2019 and 2019/2020 in a sandy loamy soil on four woody trees seedlings
(Albizia lebbek, Dalbergia sissoo, Eucalyptus camaldulensis and Taxodium distichum) to investigate their
growth and chemical composition under wastewater irrigation. The obtained results showed a variable response
in all growth parameters, total chlorophylls, total sugars and N, P and K % among the studied seedlings.
On the other hand, seedling showed heavy metals accumulation (Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, P b and Zn ppm).
This accumulation was more pronounced in the roots than stem and leaves except of Zn which recorded
more accumulation in the leaves while Ni and Pb accumulated more in stem in all plants. Finally, this
research showed superiority to Albizia lebbek followed by Eucalyptus camaldulensis, then Dalbergia sissoo
seedlings as a phytoremediator agent while Taxodium distichum recorded the lowest effective seedling in this
work.
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2021
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112-122
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Journal
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