Vol. 11 (4 & 5) : July-October 2020 Issue
Green Farming Vol. 11 (4 & 5) : 395-399 ; July-October, 2020
Aromatic plants can cure heavy metal sick soil
SARASWATI S.S.ab1*, HEENA M.S.b2 and AIRADEVI P.A.c3
aDepartment of Horticulture, Agricultural Extension Education Centre, Arabhavi – 591 218 bDepartment of Horticulture, ICAR-KVK, Indi, Vijayapur or Bijapur -586101 (Karnataka) cDepartment of Horticulture, ICAR - Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Agricultural Research Station, Bagalkot - 587 101
Designation : 1.Assistant Professor *(saraswati.639@gmail.com), 2-3.Scientist Horticulture
Subject : Soil Science & Agric. Chemistry; Soil Health & Soil Conservation Engg.
Paper No. :
Total Pages : 5
Received : 13 July 2020
Revised accepted : 4 August 2020
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Citation :
SaraswatI S.S., Heena M.S. and Airadevi, P.A . 2020. Aromatic plants can cure heavy metal sick soil. Green Farming Vol. 11 (4) : 395-399 ; July-October, 2020.
ABSTRACT
Earlier conducted researches indicated that the aromatic crops like vetiver can not only be grown on heavy metal infested soils, but also they can give extra profitable as the heavy metal stimulated the material oil production. The other crops like basil and oregano plants are known to accumulate cadmium in roots and shoots. Cleaning up of heavy metals through aromatic crops is considered to be an innovative technology and justifies the effectiveness of use of the plants for phytoremediation under existing ecological conditions. The findings of the investigation attributed insight on effective application of vetiver grass, a commercial crop which can withstand such concerns endowed with heavy metal pollutants. Thus the vetiver grass could be a potential source for phytoremediation of polluted soil. Both basil and oregano plants were characterized by a high accumulation of Cd occurring solely in the roots of basil, only Pb was detected in the above ground parts of oregano.
Key words :
Basil and Oregano, Heavy metal, Phytoremediation, Vetiver.