Claim · model-written summary
The authors concluded Gmelina can serve as a phytoremediator of polluted soil.
- Taxon
- Gmelina arborea
Gmelina arboreae1 - Outcome
- usefulness as a phytoremediatore0
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Verbatim
e0“the plant’s ability to germinate, grow, survive in polluted soil and build-up of heavy metals showed its potency as hyperaccumulator and usefulness as a phytoremediator.”
e1“Gmelina arborea seedlings”
Title
E. E. Osayi; C. N. Obaregwu; A. N. Amujiri; et al. DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) 2026. doi:10.54117/the_bioscientist.v14i1.203
Other claims from this paper (10)
- Intervention effect Vegetated soil had significantly decreased heavy metal concentrations relative to unvegetated soil.
- Observation Lead accumulation was highest in T3 roots at 0.08.
- Observation Aluminium accumulation was highest in T3 roots at 6.88.
- Observation Copper accumulation was highest in T3 roots at 0.83.
- Observation Cadmium accumulation was highest in T3 roots at 0.02.
- Observation Zinc accumulation was highest in T2 leaves at 3,200mg/100g.
- Observation Stems had the least metal accumulation at higher concentrations.
- Intervention effect Oil pollution had low adverse effects on plant morphology.
- Observation Leaf stomatal width and chlorophyll content varied under oil pollution.
- Observation The authors judged G. arborea highly tolerant of SEO pollution.