Screening Indian Mustard Genotypes for Phytoremediating Arsenic‐Contaminated Soils |
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| Authors: | Mohd Kafeel Ahmad Ansari Hong‐Bo Shao Shahid Umar Altaf Ahmad Shahid Hussain Ansari Muhammad Iqbal Gary Owens |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Molecular Ecology Laboratory, Faculty of Science, Department of Botany, Hamdard University, New Delhi, India;2. The CAS/Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Yantai, China;3. Centre for Environmental Risk Assessment and Remediation, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, Australia;4. Institute of Life Sciences, Qingdao University of Science & Technology (QUST), Qingdao, China;5. Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, Hamdard University, New Delhi, India |
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| Abstract: | Ten Indian mustard (Brassica juncea L.) genotypes were screened for their phytoremediation potential for arsenic (As) contaminated water under laboratory‐controlled conditions. The genotypes were grown in a hydroponic chamber for 20 days in 250‐mL beakers containing As‐contaminated water. During plant development, changes in plant growth, biomass, and total As were evaluated. Of the 10 genotypes (Pusa Agrani, BTO, Pusa Kranti, Pusa Bahar, Pusa Bold, Pusa Basant, Pusa Jai Kisan, Arka Vardhan, Varuna, and Vaibhav) Pusa Jai Kisan was the most effective in phytoremediating As‐contaminated water under hydroponic conditions. This will provide new information for Indian mustard genotypes for phytoremediating As‐contaminated soils. |
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| Keywords: | Arsenic stress Brassica juncea L. Hyperaccumulator Plant tolerance Pollution |
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