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http://dx.doi.org/10.7732/kjpr.2011.24.1.048

Growth and Heavy Metal Absorption Capacity of Aster koraiensis Nakai According to Types of Land Use  

Ju, Young-Kyu (Department of Horticulture, Chungbuk National University)
Kwon, Hyuk-Jun (Department of Horticulture, Chungbuk National University)
Cho, Ju-Sung (Department of Horticulture, Chungbuk National University)
Shin, So-Lim (Department of Horticulture, Chungbuk National University)
Kim, Tae-Sung (HaeChun ETS)
Choi, Su-Bin (HaeChun ETS)
Lee, Cheol-Hee (Department of Horticulture, Chungbuk National University)
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Korean Journal of Plant Resources / v.24, no.1, 2011 , pp. 48-54 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was performed to analyze the possibility of using Korean native Aster koraiensis Nakai for phytoremediation at various fields. A. koraiensis was cultivated at paddy, upland and forest soils contaminated with heavy metals. After 8 weeks of cultivation, and growth and its absorbing capacity of heavy metals were analyzed. The results showed that A. koraiensis was grown well even at the soil highly contaminated with heavy metals, which means it has a tolerance to heavy metals. As analysis results of arsenic, cadmium, copper, lead and zinc contents absorbed from various soils contaminated with heavy metals, heavy metal absorbing capacity of A. koraiensis was depending on the heavy metal contents in the soils and soil property. In case of arsenic, cadmium and copper, heavy metal accumulation capacities of Aster koraiensis were much influenced by contents of heavy metals in the soils. Absorbing capacity of plants was increased when heavy metal contents in the soils were high. Lead absorbing capacity was depending more on soil property than lead contents in the soil, and was great at sandy soil of forest. Zinc absorbing capacity was influenced by both soil properties and Zn contents in the soil, was increased at paddy soil contaminated with high concentrations of heavy metals and upland soils. In general, A. koraiensis had a tolerance to heavy metals and showed great absorbing capability of heavy metals. So A. koraiensis can be used as a good landscape material for phytoremediation at various soils contaminated with heavy metals.
Keywords
Arsenic; Cadmium; Copper; Lead; Phytoremedition; Zinc;
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