Heavy metal accumulation in invasive Reynoutria x bohemica Chrtek & Chrtková in polluted areas

Vesna Hlavati Širka1, Ksenija Jakovljević1, *, Nevena Mihailović2, Slobodan Jovanović1

1Institute of Botany and Botanical Garden “Jevremovac”, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Takovska 43, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia,

2INEP – Institute for the Application of Nuclear Energy, Banatska 31b, 11080 Zemun, Serbia

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Table 4. Correlation coefficients (r) for Reynoutria × bohemica

N / Na / K / P / Ca / Mg / Fe / Mn / Ni / Zn / Cu / Cr / Co / Pb / S
N / -0.35 / 0.78*** / 0.25 / 0.09 / 0.36 / 0.30 / -0.15 / -0.80*** / 0.36 / 0.42 / -0.10 / -0.46 / -0.04 / 0.23
Na / -0.20 / -0.20 / 0.02 / -0.56* / -0.9*** / -0.50 / -0.35 / 0.12 / 0.1 / -0.86*** / 0.55* / 0.67** / 0.76** / -0.46
K / 0.90*** / -0.13 / -0.01 / 0.41 / 0.33 / 0.35 / 0.22 / -0.74** / 0.55* / 0.43 / 0.34 / -0.66** / -0.18 / -0.09
P / 0.94*** / -0.09 / 0.94*** / -0.54* / 0.09 / 0.44 / -0.57* / -0.09 / -0.56* / 0.14 / 0.06 / 0.04 / 0.58* / 0.77***
Ca / 0.62* / -0.09 / 0.72** / 0.68** / 0.52* / 0.44 / 0.92*** / 0.05 / 0.23 / 0.57* / 0.14 / -0.79*** / -0.86*** / -0.24
Mg / 0.22 / 0.72** / 0.19 / 0.21 / 0.29 / 0.51 / 0.30 / -0.25 / -0.05 / 0.9*** / -0.40 / -0.69** / -0.65** / 0.56*
Fe / 0.18 / 0.59* / 0.19 / 0.19 / 0.07 / 0.68** / 0.43 / 0.09 / -0.45 / 0.66** / 0.27 / -0.75** / -0.26 / 0.49
Mn / 0.72** / 0.08 / 0.73** / 0.79*** / 0.19 / 0.12 / 0.12 / 0.34 / 0.06 / 0.35 / 0.31 / -0.66** / -0.75** / -0.34
Ni / -0.26 / -0.34 / -0.34 / -0.37 / -0.74** / -0.45 / -0.34 / 0.01 / -0.67** / -0.26 / 0.09 / 0.19 / -0.09 / -0.06
Zn / 0.50 / -0.47 / 0.50 / 0.56* / 0.24 / -0.5 / -0.51 / 0.6* / 0.14 / -0.08 / 0.04 / -0.07 / -0.18 / -0.53*
Cu / 0.44 / -0.27 / 0.50 / 0.56* / 0.46 / -0.26 / -0.52* / 0.54* / -0.15 / 0.87*** / -0.27 / -0.79*** / -0.64* / 0.52*
Cr / 0.37 / 0.01 / 0.47 / 0.43 / 0.01 / -0.12 / -0.14 / 0.75** / 0.28 / 0.64* / 0.61* / -0.19 / 0.29 / -0.38
Co / 0.63* / -0.38 / 0.54* / 0.50 / -0.04 / -0.09 / 0.20 / 0.55* / 0.4 / 0.27 / -0.05 / 0.31 / 0.67** / -0.13
Pb / 0.59* / -0.77*** / 0.50 / 0.48 / 0.1 / -0.45 / -0.21 / 0.44 / 0.36 / 0.6* / 0.27 / 0.28 / 0.79*** / 0.09
S / 0.52* / 0.28 / 0.54* / 0.57* / -0.10 / 0.19 / 0.41 / 0.86*** / 0.18 / 0.31 / 0.17 / 0.66** / 0.64** / 0.28

* The upper right part refers to the stems and the lower left to the leaves

* significant correlation coefficients are marked (*p< 0.05, **p< 0.01, ***p< 0.001)