. 2022 Aug 1;22:383. doi: 10.1186/s12870-022-03768-6

Table 4.

Phytoremediation potential: bioaccumulation factor (BCF), translocation factor (TF), shoot coefficient factor (SCF) and root coefficient factor (RCF) for A. maurorum at three studied sites

Element/ parameter		A1	A2	A3	F-value
Fe	BCF	17.98 ± 1.112^b	1.54 ± 0.098^a	34.01 ± 0.999^c	352.465
	TF	0.95 ± 0.032^b	0.81 ± 0.012^b	0.56 ± 0.043^a	37.467
	SCF	8.75 ± 0.687^b	0.68 ± 0.049^a	12.22 ± 0.260^c	193.831
	RCF	9.22 ± 0.427^b	0.85 ± 0.049^a	21.79 ± 1.257^c	188.881
Mn	BCF	0.24 ± 0.012^b	0.07 ± 0.003^a	0.19 ± 0.017^b	53.725
	TF	1.93 ± 0.064^b	1.18 ± 0.001^a	1.02 ± 0.078^a	69.680
	SCF	24.49 ± 1.926^c	10.99 ± 0.700^b	3.46 ± 0.245^a	79.992
	RCF	12.65 ± 0.583^c	9.34 ± 0.595^b	3.39 ± 0.020^a	95.100
Pb	BCF	6.17 ± 0.124^a	4.49 ± 0.202^a	101.31 ± 1.831^b	2702.955
	TF	1.01 ± 0.064^a	1.01 ± 0.081^a	1.01 ± 0.090^a	0.001
	SCF	3.09 ± 0.035^a	2.25 ± 0.191^a	50.62 ± 1.386^b	1173.761
	RCF	3.08 ± 0.159^a	2.23 ± 0.012^a	50.69 ± 3.217^b	222.388
Co	BCF	7.03 ± 0.306^a	3.37 ± 0.116^a	34.78 ± 1.531^b	361.254
	TF	1.02 ± 0.087^a	1.00 ± 0.002^a	1.04 ± 0.078^a	0.105
	SCF	3.54 ± 0.306^a	1.69 ± 0.058^a	17.80 ± 1.432^b	108.503
	RCF	3.49 ± 0.001^b	1.69 ± 0.061^a	16.99 ± 0.098^c	15,744.450
Zn	BCF	11.21 ± 0.020^a	17.01 ± 0.685^b	24.43 ± 0.497^c	184.221
	TF	1.12 ± 0.003^a	0.99 ± 0.095^a	1.01 ± 0.075^a	1.052
	SCF	5.93 ± 0.023^a	8.39 ± 0.058^b	12.24 ± 0.208^c	643.149
	RCF	5.28 ± 0.003^a	8.62 ± 0.745^b	12.20 ± 0.705^c	34.165
Cr	BCF	4.19 ± 0.061^c	2.48 ± 0.026^b	1.65 ± 0.084^a	443.365
	TF	1.36 ± 0.104^a	2.01 ± 0.188^b	1.50 ± 0.121^ab	5.799
	SCF	2.41 ± 0.043^c	1.65 ± 0.069^b	0.99 ± 0.018^a	216.698
	RCF	1.79 ± 0.104^b	0.83 ± 0.043^a	0.67 ± 0.064^a	65.785
Ni	BCF	0.59 ± 0.009^a	0.56 ± 0.017^a	4.46 ± 0.127^b	912.759
	TF	1.04 ± 0.081^a	1.01 ± 0.049^a	1.03 ± 0.116^a	0.021
	SCF	0.30 ± 0.006^a	0.28 ± 0.001^a	2.24 ± 0.064^b	935.757
	RCF	0.29 ± 0.017^a	0.28 ± 0.015^a	2.21 ± 0.191^b	101.071
Cd	BCF	3.39 ± 0.116^a	2.81 ± 0.032^a	27.56 ± 0.390^b	3599.182
	TF	1.03 ± 0.081^a	1.03 ± 0.020^a	1.19 ± 0.121^a	1.280
	SCF	1.72 ± 0.121^a	1.42 ± 0.032^a	14.93 ± 0.904^b	214.517
	RCF	1.67 ± 0.012^a	1.39 ± 0.001^a	12.62 ± 0.511^b	471.226
Mo	BCF	0.95 ± 0.006^a	0.74 ± 0.049^a	3.30 ± 0.095^b	525.331
	TF	0.89 ± 0.009^b	0.67 ± 0.006^a	0.96 ± 0.012^c	283.136
	SCF	0.45 ± 0.001^b	0.30 ± 0.023^a	1.62 ± 0.038^c	801.571
	RCF	0.50 ± 0.006^a	0.44 ± 0.029^a	1.68 ± 0.058^b	350.235
Cu	BCF	1.01 ± 0.020^a	0.91 ± 0.029^a	2.02 ± 0.121^b	70.260
	TF	2.79 ± 0.159^b	1.33 ± 0.069^a	2.65 ± 0.156^b	35.914
	SCF	0.75 ± 0.003^a	0.52 ± 0.006^a	1.47 ± 0.113^b	57.950
	RCF	0.27 ± 0.017^a	0.39 ± 0.026^b	0.55 ± 0.009^c	57.358
B	BCF	0.32 ± 0.020^b	0.09 ± 0.003^a	0.92 ± 0.012^c	995.820
	TF	0.19 ± 0.002^a	0.94 ± 0.034^c	0.68 ± 0.003^b	358.633
	SCF	0.05 ± 0.003^a	0.04 ± 0.001^a	0.37 ± 0.006^b	2355.250
	RCF	0.27 ± 0.017^b	0.04 ± 0.003^a	0.55 ± 0.006^c	561.032

The results are recorded as Mean of triplicates ± Standard Error (SE). Different superscript letters refer to significant differences at (P < 0.05) level