Year 2015, Volume 61 Issue 4

Year : 2015
Volume : 61
Issue : 4
   
Authors : Andrej PILIPOVIC, Sasa ORLOVIC, Srdjan RONCEVIC, Natasa NIKOLIC, Milan ZUPUNSKI, Jelena SPASOJEVIC
Title : RESULTS OF SELECTION OF POPLARS AND WILLOWS FOR WATER AND SEDIMENT PHYTOREMEDIATION
Abstract : Efficiency of water and soil phytoremediation often depends upon the proper selection of species and in some cases even adequate cultivar within selected species. This paper presents researches conducted during selection of poplar and willow clones for phytoremedation of water and sediments. Selection focused on two types of contamination: (1) nitrate groundwater and freshwater and (2) river sediments contamination. Results of selection for nitrate phytoremediation showed potential of investigated clones through accumulation and assimilation. Sediments in waters with high amount of wastewater efflux can pose severe threat to the water ecosystems and environment, therefore, its removal and safe disposal or remediation is needed. Authors investigated the use of extracted sediment from Great Bačka canal for fertilization of one poplar and one willow clone in two concentrations in the experiment performed as greenhouse pot experiment with application of 0.5 and 1 kg sediment per pot. During the experiment, growth and physiological parameters were measured in order to estimate the effect of sediment applications and preliminary results did not show negative effect on all investigated parameters
For citation : Pilipovic, A., Orlovic, S., Roncevic, S., Nikolic, N., Zupunski, M., Spasojevic, J. (2015): Results of selection of poplars and willows for water and sediment phytoremediation. Agriculture and Forestry, 61(4): 205-211.
Keywords : Poplars, willows, phytoremediation, water, sediment
   
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