Research Article

Enhancing the Phytoremediation of Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Soils in the Sudd Wetlands, South Sudan, Using Organic Manure

Table 4

Treatments effect on the total plant dry weight of four phytoremediators.

Phytoremediators (plant species)TPH, 0 gkg−1 soilTPH, 75 gkg−1soil
M, 0 gkg−1 soil (g)M, 5 gkg−1 soilM, 10 gkg−1 soilM, 0 gkg−1 soil (g)M, 5 gkg−1 soil M, 10 gkg−1 soil

H. rufa13.515.115.97.110.110.9
O. longistaminata7.88.29.24.26.16.7
T. diversifolia12.115.216.59.011.312.0
S. arundinaceum15.520.220.910.112.113.2
CV %2.8
LSD (5%)0.9

TPH = total petroleum hydrocarbon; M = manure.