Potential of different European white elm (ulmus laevis pall.) Genotypes for phytoextraction of heavy metals

Abstract

This research present the content of lead and nickel in the soil and plants from the area of Protected natural resource "Veliko ratno ostrvo". The concentration of heavy metals Pb and Ni was investigated in the vegetative parts European white elm - Ulmus laevis Pall.. The research objective of this paper is focused on the evaluation of the potential of different European white elm genotypes to the uptake of heavy metals and their accumulation in the leaves of plants, also as determine potential ability of European white elm for phytoextraction. The concentration of heavy metals in leaves of European white elm shows a statistically significant difference between the trees, and different genotypes, having as good batteries are specifically allocated tree 19, 21 and 35.