ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Nitrogen and Phosphorus Fertilization
Increased the Remediation Efficiency of Soil
Heavy Metal Pollution by Bidens pilosa
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College of Energy and Environmental Sciences, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, 650500, China
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Public Basic Teaching Department, Yunnan Open University, Kunming, 650504, China
Submission date: 2023-10-12
Final revision date: 2024-01-08
Acceptance date: 2024-01-26
Online publication date: 2024-06-18
Publication date: 2024-07-12
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Jingxin Huang
College of Energy and Environmental Sciences, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, 650500, China
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2024;33(5):5991-6000
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Heavy metal stress can lead to slow growth and dwarfing of hyperaccumulators, limiting their
effectiveness in remediating soil heavy metal pollution. Nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) fertilization
can enhance plant growth, biomass, and stress resistance. We hypothesize that N and P fertilization
could improve the soil heavy metal remediation efficiency of Bidens pilosa (B. pilosa). We conducted
a greenhouse experiment with four treatments: control (CK), nitrogen fertilization (NF), phosphorus
fertilization (PF), and nitrogen and phosphorus fertilization (NPF). Then, we analyzed the growth status,
heavy metal content, and accumulation of B. pilosa under various treatments to explore the impact of
N and P fertilization on its potential to remediate soil heavy metal pollution. The shoot height, root
length, and shoot biomass of B. pilosa significantly improved under NF and NPF treatments (P<0.05).
The root tolerance index of B. pilosa in the NF and NPF treatments also increased, exceeding 1.
The NF and NPF treatments significantly increased the accumulation of heavy metals Cd, Cu, and Pb
in the shoots of B. pilosa ( P<0.05). The transfer coefficient of these heavy metals also increased
in the NF and NPF treatments. Accordingly, N and NP fertilization can promote the growth of B. pilosa,
increase the accumulation of heavy metals Cd, Cu, and Pb in B. pilosa, and improve the remediation
efficiency of these heavy metals. In the context of rising global soil heavy metal pollution, our findings
indicate that B. pilosa can aid in the remediation of soil heavy metal pollution.