Pantnagar Journal of Research

Abstract

Metal and metallic dynamics in soil affect the ecosystem services and mediated the food chain contamination over a period. Industrialization of a country boost the economic growth, whereas waste generation during the different process poorly manage will be the source of pollution. Dumping of industrial effluents in natural resources reach the human body via food chain contamination is a major challenges in-front of researcher and policy makers. Different type of remediation methods are practicing, among them, phytoremediation is an eco-friendly and cheaper. Selection of Indian mustard (Brassica juncea L.) for phytoremediation is well established and popular practice in many countries. It is having the higher biomass and poor translocation of heavy metals from shoot to edible part. Research and development activities have been improved the greater biomass and crop yield in metal contaminated soils also. Long- term cultivation of mustard crop on contaminated soil improved the soil health parameters and reduces the metal concentration in soil solution. Use of mustard crop as a phytoremediation is a good practice without compromising the agricultural crop production in metal toxicity areas.