Field Evaluation of Willow Under Short Rotation Coppice for Phytomanagement of Metal-Polluted Agricultural Soils

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 677-689

  van Slycken, Stijn ^a   Witters, Nele ^b   Meiresonne, Linda ^c   Meers, Erik ^a   Ruttens, Ann ^d   van Peteghem, Pierre ^c   Weyens, Nele ^b   Tack, Filip M G ^a   Vangronsveld, Jaco ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR NATURE AND FOREST INBO   (Belgium)

^d VETERINARY AND AGROCHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Campine region; Fast growing trees; metal; phytoextraction; phytoremediation; productivity level

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; ZINC;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BIOMASS; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; POPULUS; ROTATION; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT; WILLOW; WOOD;

AGRICULTURE; BELGIUM; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOMASS; CADMIUM; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT STEMS; POPULUS; ROTATION; SALIX; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WOOD; ZINC;

BRASSICA NAPUS; POPULUS; SALIX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84872502569     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2012.723070     Document Type: Article

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