Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
4555439 Environmental and Experimental Botany 2008 10 Pages PDF
Abstract

With the aim to examine their potentials as renewable resources to decontaminate polluted soils, growth, photosynthesis and nitrogen balance were analyzed in two poplar species (Populus x canadensis, Adda clone and Populus alba, Villafranca clone) to investigate the tolerance to high copper (Cu) concentrations. The two clones showed different responses to Cu in terms of tolerance and metal allocation: P. x canadensis accumulated Cu in roots, displaying features sought in plants suitable for phytostabilization, while P. alba accumulated the metal in leaves, like an indicator species.

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