Authors: Elena Masarovičová Katarína Kráľová Marie Kummerová
Publish Date: 2010/03/09
Volume: 32, Issue: 5, Pages: 823-829
Abstract
Strategies of plants known as metallophytes in response to metal excess are explored Specific features of medicinal plants related to metal exposition are discussed Different parameters used for metallophyte classification are discussed Bioaccumulation and translocation factors are characterized Chamomile Matricaria recutita L one of the most important medicinal plants is presented as a case history Based on actual knowledge of plant response to metal excess and published data related to chamomile it has been concluded that this plant species is Cd hyper/accumulator Thus chamomile can manifest high potential for cleaningup phytoremediation of the soils contaminated with cadmium However it should be stressed that cultivation of this medicinal plant under natural conditions for pharmaceutical use should be carefully supervisedThis work was financially supported by the Grant Agency VEGA No1/3489/06 The authors wish to thank Assoc Prof Ivan Šalamon Prešov University ín Prešov Slovak Republic for continuous support and helpful comments and Prof Anton Novacky University of Missouri USA for reading the manuscript
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