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Table 4 Phytoremediation potential: bioaccumulation factor (BCF), translocation factor (TF), shoot coefficient factor (SCF) and root coefficient factor (RCF) for A. maurorum at three studied sites

From: Eco-biochemical responses, phytoremediation potential and molecular genetic analysis of Alhagi maurorum grown in metal-contaminated soils

Element/ parameter

A1

A2

A3

F-value

Fe

BCF

17.98 ± 1.112b

1.54 ± 0.098a

34.01 ± 0.999c

352.465

TF

0.95 ± 0.032b

0.81 ± 0.012b

0.56 ± 0.043a

37.467

SCF

8.75 ± 0.687b

0.68 ± 0.049a

12.22 ± 0.260c

193.831

RCF

9.22 ± 0.427b

0.85 ± 0.049a

21.79 ± 1.257c

188.881

Mn

BCF

0.24 ± 0.012b

0.07 ± 0.003a

0.19 ± 0.017b

53.725

TF

1.93 ± 0.064b

1.18 ± 0.001a

1.02 ± 0.078a

69.680

SCF

24.49 ± 1.926c

10.99 ± 0.700b

3.46 ± 0.245a

79.992

RCF

12.65 ± 0.583c

9.34 ± 0.595b

3.39 ± 0.020a

95.100

Pb

BCF

6.17 ± 0.124a

4.49 ± 0.202a

101.31 ± 1.831b

2702.955

TF

1.01 ± 0.064a

1.01 ± 0.081a

1.01 ± 0.090a

0.001

SCF

3.09 ± 0.035a

2.25 ± 0.191a

50.62 ± 1.386b

1173.761

RCF

3.08 ± 0.159a

2.23 ± 0.012a

50.69 ± 3.217b

222.388

Co

BCF

7.03 ± 0.306a

3.37 ± 0.116a

34.78 ± 1.531b

361.254

TF

1.02 ± 0.087a

1.00 ± 0.002a

1.04 ± 0.078a

0.105

SCF

3.54 ± 0.306a

1.69 ± 0.058a

17.80 ± 1.432b

108.503

RCF

3.49 ± 0.001b

1.69 ± 0.061a

16.99 ± 0.098c

15,744.450

Zn

BCF

11.21 ± 0.020a

17.01 ± 0.685b

24.43 ± 0.497c

184.221

TF

1.12 ± 0.003a

0.99 ± 0.095a

1.01 ± 0.075a

1.052

SCF

5.93 ± 0.023a

8.39 ± 0.058b

12.24 ± 0.208c

643.149

RCF

5.28 ± 0.003a

8.62 ± 0.745b

12.20 ± 0.705c

34.165

Cr

BCF

4.19 ± 0.061c

2.48 ± 0.026b

1.65 ± 0.084a

443.365

TF

1.36 ± 0.104a

2.01 ± 0.188b

1.50 ± 0.121ab

5.799

SCF

2.41 ± 0.043c

1.65 ± 0.069b

0.99 ± 0.018a

216.698

RCF

1.79 ± 0.104b

0.83 ± 0.043a

0.67 ± 0.064a

65.785

Ni

BCF

0.59 ± 0.009a

0.56 ± 0.017a

4.46 ± 0.127b

912.759

TF

1.04 ± 0.081a

1.01 ± 0.049a

1.03 ± 0.116a

0.021

SCF

0.30 ± 0.006a

0.28 ± 0.001a

2.24 ± 0.064b

935.757

RCF

0.29 ± 0.017a

0.28 ± 0.015a

2.21 ± 0.191b

101.071

Cd

BCF

3.39 ± 0.116a

2.81 ± 0.032a

27.56 ± 0.390b

3599.182

TF

1.03 ± 0.081a

1.03 ± 0.020a

1.19 ± 0.121a

1.280

SCF

1.72 ± 0.121a

1.42 ± 0.032a

14.93 ± 0.904b

214.517

RCF

1.67 ± 0.012a

1.39 ± 0.001a

12.62 ± 0.511b

471.226

Mo

BCF

0.95 ± 0.006a

0.74 ± 0.049a

3.30 ± 0.095b

525.331

TF

0.89 ± 0.009b

0.67 ± 0.006a

0.96 ± 0.012c

283.136

SCF

0.45 ± 0.001b

0.30 ± 0.023a

1.62 ± 0.038c

801.571

RCF

0.50 ± 0.006a

0.44 ± 0.029a

1.68 ± 0.058b

350.235

Cu

BCF

1.01 ± 0.020a

0.91 ± 0.029a

2.02 ± 0.121b

70.260

TF

2.79 ± 0.159b

1.33 ± 0.069a

2.65 ± 0.156b

35.914

SCF

0.75 ± 0.003a

0.52 ± 0.006a

1.47 ± 0.113b

57.950

RCF

0.27 ± 0.017a

0.39 ± 0.026b

0.55 ± 0.009c

57.358

B

BCF

0.32 ± 0.020b

0.09 ± 0.003a

0.92 ± 0.012c

995.820

TF

0.19 ± 0.002a

0.94 ± 0.034c

0.68 ± 0.003b

358.633

SCF

0.05 ± 0.003a

0.04 ± 0.001a

0.37 ± 0.006b

2355.250

RCF

0.27 ± 0.017b

0.04 ± 0.003a

0.55 ± 0.006c

561.032

  1. The results are recorded as Mean of triplicates ± Standard Error (SE). Different superscript letters refer to significant differences at (P < 0.05) level