The effectiveness of bluemink (Ageratum houstonianum Mill.) and French marigold (Tagetes patula L.) in removing Zn and Cu from contaminated growing media

Murtić, Senad (avtor), Mešanović, Adi (avtor), Avdić, Jasna (avtor), Hadžić, Adnan (avtor)

Utilizing ornamental plants for phytoremediation provides multiple benefits: they enhance the visual attractiveness of their surroundings and are predominantly non-edible, thus decreasing the chances of bioaccumulation in the food chain. To assess the effectiveness of bluemink (Ageratum houstonianum Mill.) and French marigold (Tagetes patula L.) in removing Cu and Zn from artificially contaminated substrate, a 6-week pot experiment was conducted in a greenhouse of the Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences at Sarajevo University. The experiment consisted of four contamination treatments for each heavy metal examined specifically 0, 100, 250, and 500 mg kg-1 for Zn, and 0, 20, 50, 100, and 200 mg kg-1 for Cu, with three replication for each treatment. The Zn and Cu levels in the plant samples were determined by atomic absorption spectrophotometry after the acid digestion process. The bioaccumulation factor (BAF) and translocation factor (TF) were used to evaluate the phytoextraction potential of the plants. BAF values determined in this study suggest that both plants, bluemink and French marigold, could be regarded as potential hyperaccumulators of Zn, particularly in the case of their long-term cultivation on contaminated soil.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: heavy metals, ornamental plants, phytoremediation, pollution
• Vrsta gradiva: Članek v reviji
• Tipologija: 1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
• Organizacija: BF - Biotehniška fakulteta
• Status publikacije: Objavljeno
• Različica publikacije: Objavljena publikacija
• Leto izida: 2025
• Št. strani: 8 str.
• Številčenje: Vol. 121, no. 4
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-177235
• UDK: 631.4
• ISSN pri članku: 1854-1941
• DOI: 10.14720/aas.2025.121.4.23895
• COBISS.SI-ID: 261976579
• Datum objave v RUL: 18.12.2025

Gradivo je del revije

• Naslov: Acta agriculturae Slovenica
• Založnik: Biotehniška fakulteta, Oddelek za agronomijo in Oddelek za zootehniko, Biotehniška fakulteta, Oddelek za agronomijo in Oddelek za zootehniko, Univerza v Ljubljani, Biotehniška fakulteta, Založba Univerze v Ljubljani
• ISSN: 1854-1941
• COBISS.SI-ID: 219581184

Licence

• Licenca: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Priznanje avtorstva 4.0 Mednarodna
• Povezava: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.sl
• Opis: To je standardna licenca Creative Commons, ki daje uporabnikom največ možnosti za nadaljnjo uporabo dela, pri čemer morajo navesti avtorja.

Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Naslov: Učinkovitost modrika (Ageratum houstonianum Mill.) in rjavkaste žametnice (Tagetes patula L.) pri odstranjevanju Zn in Cu iz kontaminiranih rastnih medijev
• Ključne besede: težke kovine, okrasne rastline, fitoremediacija, onesnaženje tal