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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Plant Sci.
Sec. Plant Abiotic Stress
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1466697

Evaluation of Growth, Enzymatic Activity, Electrolyte leakage and Phytoremediation Efficiency of Conocarpus erectus under Cadmium and Lead Stress

Provisionally accepted
El-Sayed M. El-Mahrouk El-Sayed M. El-Mahrouk 1Shereen M. Eldawansy Shereen M. Eldawansy 1Ahmed Eltarawy Ahmed Eltarawy 1Hayam M. Aly Ebrahim Hayam M. Aly Ebrahim 2Eman Eisa Eman Eisa 3*Andrea Tilly-Mándy Andrea Tilly-Mándy 3Peter Honfi Peter Honfi 3*
  • 1 Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh, Kafr el-Sheikh, Egypt
  • 2 Horticulture Research Institute Alex. Branch (Antoniadis), Egypt., Alexanderia, Egypt
  • 3 Hungarian University of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Gödöllő, Hungary

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    Contamination of agricultural soil by heavy metals poses a significant threat to soil quality and crop yields. Using plants as a natural remediation approach attracts researchers' attention around the world. A 16-month pot experiment was conducted using Conocarpus erectus in a randomized complete block design. The growth, enzymatic activity, electrolyte leakage, and remediation potential were estimated under Cd nitrate ]40 low (L), 60 medium (M), 80 high (H) mg/kg soil [ and Pb nitrate ]400 (L),700 (M), 1000 (H) mg/kg soil[ applied individual and combinations. C. erectus demonstrated a good tolerance (over 70%) against lower and medium cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) levels and a medium resistance against high Cd and Pb levels, with survival of 100% under all used treatments. The most negative treatment on the growth traits and C. erectus tolerance was (H) Cd (H) Pb, which reduced plant height, chlorophyll index, dry weights of leaves, stems, and roots, root length, and tolerance index of biomass and roots by 25.

    Keywords: Phytoremediation 1, Cadmium 2, Lead 3, pollution 4, Conocarpus erectus5

    Received: 18 Jul 2024; Accepted: 30 Aug 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 El-Mahrouk, Eldawansy, Eltarawy, Aly Ebrahim, Eisa, Tilly-Mándy and Honfi. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Eman Eisa, Hungarian University of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Gödöllő, Hungary
    Peter Honfi, Hungarian University of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Gödöllő, Hungary

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