20.500.12556/RUL-177235 The effectiveness of bluemink (Ageratum houstonianum Mill.) and French marigold (Tagetes patula L.) in removing Zn and Cu from contaminated growing media Učinkovitost modrika (Ageratum houstonianum Mill.) in rjavkaste žametnice (Tagetes patula L.) pri odstranjevanju Zn in Cu iz kontaminiranih rastnih medijev 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. heavy metals ornamental plants phytoremediation pollution težke kovine okrasne rastline fitoremediacija onesnaženje tal true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2025-12-18 09:16:01 2025-12-18 09:16:07 2025-12-29 03:55:14 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2025 0 0 8 str. no. 4 Vol. 121 2025 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 631.4 1854-1941 10.14720/aas.2025.121.4.23895 261976579 Murtic+et+al.+(C).pdf Murtic+et+al.+(C).pdf 1 923E58D2A67B296A92D4EAB1F9AD90A7 f4907b1fba37a39861a42a9e30425629d0e7a4aa6b90ade1db31b46909acfd56 76783792-dbe9-11f0-9328-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=224154 https://journals.uni-lj.si/aas/article/view/23895/19768 1 5cd2ac44-dbe9-11f0-9328-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=224153 Biotehniška fakulteta Acta agriculturae Slovenica 0 0 0