<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The aim of this study was to evaluate the <italic>Scabiosa ochroleuca</italic> suitability for growth on heavy metals contaminated substrate obtained as a result of Zn–Pb ores exploitation and their processing. Three variants of cultivation were tested in vegetative hall conditions: post-flotation wastes (control), wastes enriched with either mineral fertilisation or with sewage sludge. The possibility of future direct use of the studied species on post-flotation settling pond was determined on the basis of biometric measurements and analysis efficiency of photosynthetic apparatus, that is, pigments content and chlorophyll <italic>a</italic> fluorescence. The results showed that untreated wastes negatively influenced on plants morphological and physiological status. On the contrary, the application of sewage sludge improved growth and development of cream scabious. Thus, not only the selection of proper plant material, tolerant to toxic levels of heavy metals and other hostile conditions, but also the waste treatment are crucial when metalliferous areas are to be reclaimed.</p></abstract>

The aim of this study was to evaluate the Scabiosa ochroleuca suitability for growth on heavy metals contaminated substrate obtained as a result of Zn–Pb ores exploitation and their processing. Three variants of cultivation were tested in vegetative hall conditions: post-flotation wastes (control), wastes enriched with either mineral fertilisation or with sewage sludge. The possibility of future direct use of the studied species on post-flotation settling pond was determined on the basis of biometric measurements and analysis efficiency of photosynthetic apparatus, that is, pigments content and chlorophyll a fluorescence. The results showed that untreated wastes negatively influenced on plants morphological and physiological status. On the contrary, the application of sewage sludge improved growth and development of cream scabious. Thus, not only the selection of proper plant material, tolerant to toxic levels of heavy metals and other hostile conditions, but also the waste treatment are crucial when metalliferous areas are to be reclaimed.

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Dr inż. Ewa Muszyńska, dr hab. Ewa Hanus-Fajerska - Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology - Unit of Botany and Plant Physiology, University of Agriculture in Krakow, 31-425 Krakow, 29 Listopada 54 Ave., Poland

Environmental Protection and Natural Resources

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Evaluation of  L. vitality after introduction on post-flotation wastes

The aim of this study was to evaluate the Scabiosa ochroleuca suitability for growth on heavy metals contaminated substrate obtained as a result of Zn–Pb ores...

Evaluation of Scabiosa ochroleuca L. vitality after introduction on post-flotation wastes¹

Publié en ligne: 17 mars 2016

Pages: 37 - 41

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/oszn-2016-0001

Mots clés
cream scabious, contamination, growth, photosynthesis, NPK fertilizer, sewage sludge

© 2016 Ewa Muszyńska et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Evaluation of Scabiosa ochroleuca L. vitality after introduction on post-flotation wastes1

Publié en ligne: 17 mars 2016

Pages: 37 - 41

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/oszn-2016-0001

Mots cléscream scabious, contamination, growth, photosynthesis, NPK fertilizer, sewage sludge

© 2016 Ewa Muszyńska et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Evaluation of Scabiosa ochroleuca L. vitality after introduction on post-flotation wastes¹

Mots clés
cream scabious, contamination, growth, photosynthesis, NPK fertilizer, sewage sludge