Biofuel production with castor bean: A win–win strategy for marginal land

L Carrino, D Visconti, N Fiorentino, M Fagnano - Agronomy, 2020 - mdpi.com
The urgency to reduce resource depletion and waste production is expected to lead to an
economy based on renewable resources. Biofuels, for instance, are a great green …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi influence the uptake of cadmium in industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa L.)

S Sun, X Fan, Y Feng, X Wang, H Gao, F Song - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Phytoremediation is currently a more environmentally friendly and economical measure for
the remediation of cadmium (Cd) contaminated soil. Heavy metal-resistant plant species …

Optimization of NPK fertilization combined with phytoremediation of cadmium contaminated soil by orthogonal experiment

J Wang, X Chen, Y Chi, S Chu, K Hayat, Y Zhi… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
In the current experiment, influence of NPK composition on the Cd contaminated soil-plant
(Solanum nigrum L.) system as well as the phytoremediation efficiency were …

Variations of dissolved organic matter and Cu fractions in rhizosphere soil induced by the root activities of castor bean

G Huang, X Zhou, G Guo, C Ren, MS Rizwan, MS Islam… - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
The root soil interaction affects metal bioavailability in the rhizosphere, thus impacting the
uptake and accumulation of metals by plants. In this study, a greenhouse experiment using a …

Effects of low molecular weight organic acids on Cu accumulation by castor bean and soil enzyme activities

G Huang, J You, X Zhou, C Ren, MS Islam… - … and Environmental Safety, 2020 - Elsevier
Chelating agents have been considered as an important phytoremediation strategy to
enhance heavy metal extraction from contaminated soil. A pot experiment was conducted to …

Microbe-citric acid assisted phytoremediation of chromium by castor bean (Ricinus communis L.)

S Ali, MFB Mfarrej, M Rizwan, A Hussain, MJ Shahid… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Chromium is one of the highly toxic heavy metals to plant growth and development
especially hexavalent chromium (Cr+ 6) due to its readily available nature and mobility into …

Rhizobium inoculation enhances the resistance of alfalfa and microbial characteristics in copper-contaminated soil

C Duan, Y Mei, Q Wang, Y Wang, Q Li… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Some studies have reported the importance of rhizobium in mitigating heavy metal toxicity,
however, the regulatory mechanism of the alfalfa-rhizobium symbiosis to resist copper (Cu) …

Individual and synergic effects of phosphorus and gibberellic acid on organic acids exudation pattern, ultra-structure of chloroplast and stress response gene …

A Alatawi, X Wang, MH Saleem, M Mohsin… - Journal of Plant Growth …, 2023 - Springer
Copper (Cu) pollution in agricultural soils is considered as a serious health risk due to its
accumulation in plants. Thus, there is an urgent need to optimize nutrient application for …

EDTA-enhanced phytoextraction: leveraging Ricinus communis for the decontamination of Pb and Cd in agricultural soils

M Anas, WA Khattak, W Sarfraz, N Khalid… - Plant Growth …, 2024 - Springer
Agricultural soils frequently suffer from human-induced activities, accumulating hazardous
contaminants such as lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd). Given the environmental and human …

Coupling phytoremediation efficiency and detoxification to assess the role of P in the Cu tolerant Ricinus communis L.

X Zhou, S Wang, Y Liu, G Huang, S Yao, H Hu - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
Phosphorous (P) fertilization is an important agronomic practice, but its role in enhancing
phytoremediation efficacy and mediating detoxification has rarely been reported in …