Tolerance and accumulation of heavy metals by wild plant species grown in contaminated soils in Apulia region, Southern Italy

2008 ◽  
Vol 318 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 285-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Brunetti ◽  
P. Soler-Rovira ◽  
K. Farrag ◽  
N. Senesi
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Contaminated Soils ◽  
Southern Italy ◽  
Wild Plant ◽  
Apulia Region ◽  
Wild Plant Species

scholarly journals Neglected and Underutilized Plant Species (NUS) from the Apulia Region Worthy of Being Rescued and Re-Included in Daily Diet

Horticulturae ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. 177
Author(s):  
Aurelia Scarano ◽  
Teodoro Semeraro ◽  
Marcello Chieppa ◽  
Angelo Santino
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Global Market ◽  
Wild Plant ◽  
Nutritional Security ◽  
Apulia Region ◽  
Daily Diet ◽  
Wild Plant Species ◽  
Market Requirements ◽  
Strategic Role ◽  
Security Challenge

Neglected and underutilized species (NUS) are cultivated, semi-domesticated, or wild plant species, not included in the group of the major staple crops, since, in most cases, they do not meet the global market requirements. As they often represent resilient species and valuable sources of vitamins, micronutrients, and other phytochemicals, a wider use of NUS would enhance sustainability of agro-systems and a choice of nutritious foods with a strategic role for addressing the nutritional security challenge across Europe. In this review, we focused on some examples of NUS from the Apulia Region (Southern Italy), either cultivated or spontaneously growing species, showing interesting adaptative, nutritional, and economical potential that can be exploited and properly enhanced in future programs.

scholarly journals Use of wild plant species as indicator of some heavy metals in the soil of General Company for tire industry in Najaf Governorate

2020 ◽  
Vol 870 ◽  
pp. 012099
Author(s):  
Hakeem G.L. alkareemaw ◽  
Muthik A. Guda ◽  
Maytham M. Alabassi ◽  
Mikdad abdol elah taher ◽  
Attyaf J. T. Altamimi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Wild Plant ◽  
Tire Industry ◽  
Wild Plant Species

scholarly journals Heavy metal accumulation by roadside vegetation and implications for pollution control

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. e0249147
Author(s):  
Rubina Altaf ◽  
Sikandar Altaf ◽  
Mumtaz Hussain ◽  
Rahmat Ullah Shah ◽  
Rehmat Ullah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Metal Pollution ◽  
Heavy Metal Pollution ◽  
Wild Plants ◽  
Wild Plant ◽  
Ziziphus Mauritiana ◽  
Roadside Vegetation ◽  
Wild Plant Species

Vehicular emissions cause heavy metal pollution and exert negative impacts on environment and roadside vegetation. Wild plants growing along roadsides are capable of absorbing considerable amounts of heavy metals; thus, could be helpful in reducing heavy metal pollution. Therefore, current study inferred heavy metal absorbance capacity of some wild plant species growing along roadside. Four different wild plant species, i.e., Acacia nilotica L., Calotropis procera L., Ricinus communis L., and Ziziphus mauritiana L. were selected for the study. Leaf samples of these species were collected from four different sites, i.e., Control, New Lahore, Nawababad and Fatehabad. Leaf samples were analyzed to determine Pb2+, Zn2+, Ni2+, Mn2+ and Fe3+ accumulation. The A. nilotica, Z. mauritiana and C. procera accumulated significant amount of Pb at New Lahore site. Similarly, R. communis and A. nilotica accumulated higher amounts of Mn, Zn and Fe at Nawababad and New Lahore sites compared to the rest of the species. Nonetheless, Z. mauritiana accumulated higher amounts of Ni at all sites compared with the other species included in the study. Soil surface contributed towards the uptake of heavy metals in leaves; therefore, wild plant species should be grown near the roadsides to control heavy metals pollution. Results revealed that wild plants growing along roadsides accumulate significant amounts of heavy metals. Therefore, these species could be used to halt the vehicular pollution along roadsides and other polluted areas.

scholarly journals Deciphering Substrate-Specific Methane Yields of Perennial Herbaceous Wild Plant Species

Agronomy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 451
Author(s):  
Moritz von Cossel ◽  
Lorena Agra Pereira ◽  
Iris Lewandowski
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Plant Biomass ◽  
Cropping Systems ◽  
Wild Plant ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Social Ecological ◽  
Wild Plant Species ◽  
Global Demand ◽  
Bioenergy Cropping Systems

The global demand for plant biomass to provide bioenergy and heat is continuously increasing because of a growing interest among many industrialized and developing countries towards climate sound and renewable energy supply. The exacerbation of land-use conflicts proliferates social-ecological demands on future bioenergy cropping systems. Perennial herbaceous wild plant mixtures (WPMs) represent an approach to providing social-ecologically more sustainably produced biogas substrate that has gained increasing public and political interest only in recent years. The focus of this study lies on three perennial wild plant species (WPS) that usually dominate the biomass yield performance of WPM cultivation. These WPS were compared with established biogas crops in terms of their substrate-specific methane yield (SMY) and lignocellulosic composition. The plant samples were investigated in a small-scale mesophilic discontinuous biogas batch test for determining the SMY. All WPS were found to have significantly lower SMY (241.5–248.5 lN kgVS−1) than maize (337.5 lN kgVS−1). This was attributed to higher contents of lignin (9.7–12.8% of dry matter) as well as lower contents of hemicellulose (9.9–11.5% of dry matter) in the WPS. Only minor, non-significant differences to cup plant and Virginia mallow were observed. Thus, when planning WPS as a diversification measure in biogas cropping systems, their lower SMY should be considered.

scholarly journals Influence of Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles on Two Terrestrial Wild Plant Species

Plants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 335
Author(s):  
Daniel Lizzi ◽  
Alessandro Mattiello ◽  
Alessio Adamiano ◽  
Guido Fellet ◽  
Emanuele Gava ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cerium Oxide ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Wild Plants ◽  
Wild Plant ◽  
Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles ◽  
Oxide Nanoparticles ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Wild Plant Species ◽  
Leaf Tissues

Most current studies on the relationships between plans and engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) are focused on food crops, while the effects on spontaneous plants have been neglected so far. However, from an ecological perspective, the ENMs impacts on the wild plants could have dire consequences on food webs and ecosystem services. Therefore, they should not be considered less critical. A pot trial was carried out in greenhouse conditions to evaluate the growth of Holcus lanatus L. (monocot) and Diplotaxis tenuifolia L. DC. (dicot) exposed to cerium oxide nanoparticles (nCeO2). Plants were grown for their entire cycle in a substrate amended with 200 mg kg−1nCeO2 having the size of 25 nm and 50 nm, respectively. nCeO2 were taken up by plant roots and then translocated towards leaf tissues of both species. However, the mean size of nCeO2 found in the roots of the species was different. In D. tenuifolia, there was evidence of more significant particle aggregation compared to H. lanatus. Further, biomass variables (dry weight of plant fractions and leaf area) showed that plant species responded differently to the treatments. In the experimental conditions, there were recorded stimulating effects on plant growth. However, nutritional imbalances for macro and micronutrients were observed, as well.

Economic analysis of habitat manipulation in Brassica pest management: Wild plant species suppress cabbage webworm

2021 ◽  
pp. 105788
Author(s):  
Blankson W. Amoabeng ◽  
Philip C. Stevenson ◽  
Moses B. Mochiah ◽  
Kwesi P. Asare ◽  
Geoff M. Gurr
Keyword(s):  
Economic Analysis ◽  
Pest Management ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Wild Plant ◽  
Habitat Manipulation ◽  
Wild Plant Species

scholarly journals African Botanical Heritage for New Crop Development

Afrika Focus ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Van Damme ◽  
Céline Termote
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Wild Plant ◽  
Income Generation ◽  
African Continent ◽  
Wild Plant Species ◽  
Crop Development ◽  
Subsequent Crop ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
New Crop

The African continent is rather poor in plant biodiversity when compared to other continents on and around the equator. Nevertheless, lots of useful plant species have been domesticated from Sub-Sahara Africa material. Ethnobotanical research offers the possibility to collect information on the use and utility of wild plant species from traditional peoples often living in or close to a challenging natural environment. This type of information then allows us to find new candidates for domestication and subsequent crop development for income generation and increased food security. The case of Gnetum africanum illustrates the practical implications of developing a lesser-known species, and highlights the institutional problems that go together with niche crop development. The latter are subsequently presented and discussed in extenso, and solutions proposed in a second part of this review text. Key words: Ethnobotany, Domestication, Non-timber Forest Product, Value Chain, Marketing 

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