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. 2013 Feb 20;6(3):288–299. doi: 10.1111/1751-7915.12038

Table 1.

Cd and Zn accumulation capacity of Belgisch Rood (BR) and Tora (TO) short rotation willow cuttings after 2 years of growth and after 3 years of growth

BR TO
Harvested shoot biomass (ton ha−1) after 2 years 1.17 ± 0.37 1.45 ± 0.20
Harvested shoot biomass (ton ha−1) after 3 years 5.40 ± 0.29 9.00 ± 1.40
Total(aqua regia) Cd in soil [mg (kg DW)−1] 6.60 ± 1.10 6.50 ± 0.61
Cd in the shoot [mg (kg DW)−1] after 2 years 19.42 ± 1.65 26.97 ± 6.79
Cd in the shoot [mg (kg DW)−1] after 3 years 23.74 ± 1.72 30.50 ± 3.90
Cd removal (g ha−1) after 2 years 22.72 ± 0.48 39.11 ± 1.36
Cd removal (g ha−1) after 3 years 128.20 ± 0.50 274 ± 0.55
Total(aqua regia) Zn in soil [mg (kg DW)−1] 376.00 ± 72.01 359.02 ± 32.00
Zn in the shoot [mg (kg DW)−1] after 2 years 679.20 ± 96.53 1046.03 ± 238.83
Zn in the shoot [mg (kg DW)−1] after 3 years 918.43 ± 106.70 1268.59 ± 82.43
Zn removal (g ha−1) after 2 years 794.66 ± 35.72 1516.74 ± 47.77
Zn removal (g ha−1) after 3 years 4959.52 ± 30.94 11417.31 ± 115.40

Data shown in this table are calculated based on the data from Van Slycken and colleagues (2013).