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In the present study, sheep manure (0%, 10% and 20% w/w) and biochar derived from coniferous tree woods (0%, 2.5% and 5% w/w) were incorporated into a multi-MTE contaminated soil from a former iron mine site and incubated for 10 days. A seeds of barley were grown in the amended soil and different morphological traits were measured after 30 days. Results indicated that MTE stress reduced the shoot length, stem diameter, leaf area, number of leaves and dry biomass as compared to the control. Organic amendments application increased soil pH and was found to affect significantly almost all the measured parameters. Animal manure was found effective in improvement of the morphological characteristics of barley plants comparing to biochar amendments. Our results suggested that animal manure could be used for reducing the effect of MTE on the morphological proprieties of barley grown in a former iron mine soil.
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We are grateful to Prof. NOURI Mohamed (Department of Biology, Faculty of Polydisciplinary, University of Sultan MoulaySlimane, Beni-Mellal) and Prof. BOUDA Said (Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Techniques, University of Sultan MoulaySlimane, Beni-Mellal,) for their valuable suggestions and their contributions to the overall arrangement of the experiment
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El Rasafi, T., Haddioui, A. Growth, Survival and Biomass Production of Barley in a Polluted Mine Soil Amended with Biochar and Animal Manure. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 105, 155–165 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-020-02914-w
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