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> Other potential applications include phytomining - growing hyperaccumulator plants on nutrient-poor but metal-rich soils to extract the elements they take up.
by loa-in-backup 8y ago
> Other potential applications include phytomining - growing hyperaccumulator plants on nutrient-poor but metal-rich soils to extract the elements they take up.
Why nutrient-poor? Isn't it enough for them to extract metal?
- biohax2015 8y agoNutrient here means phosphorous and nitrogen, the main non-carbon elements that plants need to survive.