Role of Pentaclethra macrophylla Benth in crude oil-polluted soil remediation

• Authors: Ayodele Adelusi Oyedeji , Oluseye Faith Oyedeji , Omega Mathew Immanuel
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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ABSTRACT This study evaluated the role Pentaclethra macrophylla plays in the bioremediation of crude oil-contaminated soil in a controlled environment. Viable seeds P. macrophylla were planted in plant bags containing 3000 of clay-loamy soil to which varying amounts (0, 25, 50, 75 and 100 ml) of crude oil were added. Plant growth parameters (plant heights, girths, number of leaves, nodulation and germination rate) and soil physicochemical parameters (pH, organic matter, sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium phosphorous, and nitrogen) were determined using standard methods. Results showed that the germination rate of P. macrophylla reduced progressively, 68%, 68%, 52%, 47% and 38% in that order, with increasing concentrations of crude oil, 0 ml, 25 ml, 50 ml, 75 ml and 100 ml. A similar pattern was observed for plant height, 16 weeks after planting, with values 52.80cm, 43.50 cm, 42.60 cm, 42.50 cm and 35.80 cm in that order; 0.37 mm, 0.26 mm, 0.24 mm, 0.22 mm and 0.21 mm in that order for girth; 15, 10, 8, 8 and 2 in that order for number of nodules and 16.00, 14.00, 14.00, 11.00 and 8.00 in that order for number of leaves. The physicochemical characteristics of the soil decreased corresponding to the concentration of crude oil, from 0-100 ml. Nevertheless, the plant exhibited the capability to endure the suppressive effect of crude oil with recorded relative growth rates ranging from 0-0.23 and percentage growth suppression of 0.00% - 32.20%. Being a native nitrogen-fixing plant, P. macrophylla could be utilised for the bioremediation of crude oil-contaminated soil in the Niger Delta.

Keywords

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Crude oil pollution; Pentaclethra macrophylla; nitrogen-fixing plant; soil

Discipline

• BOTANY: BOTANY

• Publisher: Scientific Publishing House „DARWIN”
• Journal: World News of Natural Sciences
• Year: 2024
• Volume: 53
• Pages: 74-85

Contributors

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Ayodele Adelusi Oyedeji

• Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State, Nigeria

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Oluseye Faith Oyedeji

• Tree Physiology Section, Department of Sustainable Forest Management, Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria, P.M.B. 5054, Jericho Hill, Ibadan, Nigeria

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Omega Mathew Immanuel

• Department of Biological Science, University of Africa, Toru-Orua, Bayelsa State, Nigeria

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