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PHYTOREMEDIATIVE POTENTIAL OF IN VITRO GROWN TROPAEOLUM MAJUS L. FOR HEAVY METALS UPTAKE FROM THE TANNERIES CONTAMINATED SOILS OF KASUR

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dc.contributor.author F. Khan
dc.contributor.author F. Khan
dc.contributor.author S. Shaheen
dc.contributor.author Z.K. Sial
dc.date.accessioned 2023-03-14T06:03:57Z
dc.date.available 2023-03-14T06:03:57Z
dc.date.issued 2014-12-03
dc.identifier.citation Khan, F. (2014). PHYTOREMEDIATIVE POTENTIAL OF IN VITRO GROWN TROPAEOLUM MAJUS L. FOR HEAVY METALS UPTAKE FROM THE TANNERIES CONTAMINATED SOILS OF KASUR. Pakistan Journal of Science, 66(4). en_US
dc.identifier.issn 0300-9877
dc.identifier.uri http://142.54.178.187:9060/xmlui/handle/123456789/19068
dc.description.abstract The phytoremediative scavenging efficiency of in-vitro grown Tropaeolummajus (Garden nasturtium) for Chromium and Lead uptake was estimated and compared with that of field grown plants, using Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy. In vitro plantlets were grown on MS basal medium containing a combination of 2, 4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D)and 6- Benzylaminopurine (BAP) (2.0mg/L+1.0mg/L) under controlled physical factors. Both in- vivo and hardened in-vitroplants were shifted to contaminated soil of Tanneries at Kasur. After 60 days of growth in this contaminated soil, the plants bioassays were subjected to Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy for the estimation of heavy metals uptake. The in-vivo grown Tropaeolummajus absorbed much lesser amount of both the metals (2.65 and 1.42ppm) as compared to in-vitro grown plants which showed higher scavenging ranges (5.91 and 3.20 ppm) for Cr and Lead respectively. The in-vitro grown plants showed higher level of heavy metals scavenging potential as compared to their regular field grown counterparts. This increased level of phytoremediative efficiency of tissue cultured plants may have a practical application to clean the agricultural lands in future. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Lahore: Pakistan Association For The Advancement Of Science en_US
dc.subject Scavenging efficiency en_US
dc.subject Heavy metals en_US
dc.subject Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy en_US
dc.subject Phytoremediation. en_US
dc.title PHYTOREMEDIATIVE POTENTIAL OF IN VITRO GROWN TROPAEOLUM MAJUS L. FOR HEAVY METALS UPTAKE FROM THE TANNERIES CONTAMINATED SOILS OF KASUR en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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