ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Effect of the Reclamation of Heavy Metal-
Contaminated Soil on Growth of Energy Willow
Ewa Stanisławska-Glubiak1, Jolanta Korzeniowska1, Anna Kocoń2
1Department of Weed Science and Tillage Systems, Orzechowa 61, 50-540 Wrocław,
2Department of Plant Nutrition and Fertilization, Czartoryskich 8, 24-100 Puławy,
Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation – National Research Institute in Puławy, Poland
2Department of Plant Nutrition and Fertilization, Czartoryskich 8, 24-100 Puławy,
Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation – National Research Institute in Puławy, Poland
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2012;21(1):187–192
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ABSTRACT
In a two-year microplot experiment conducted on sandy and loess soils contaminated with Cd and Pb,
the response of energy willow to these metals has been analyzed as well as the results of soil reclamation using
two rates of peat. Differences have been observed between the soils, both in terms of the response of plants to
pollutants and the effect of the applied peat. Contamination of sandy soil with Cd and Pb have led to complete
necrosis of plants, whereas the yield of willow plants obtained on loess was comparable to the control. The
application of peat to sandy soil limited the transport of metals by willow plants to aerial parts, restoring the
intensity of photosynthesis to a comparable level, as in the control treatment.
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