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Responses of Phalaris canariensis L. Exposed to Commercial Fuels during Growth

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The growth behavior of canary grass (Phalaris canariensis L) when cultivated in presence of farming fuels is reported in this work. P. canariensis L. is relevant in several countries. It is an emergent plant for phytoremediation and biofuel activities. The following variables: root length, stem length, total plant weight, green tissue weight (tiller, leaf), and total chlorophyll and chlorophyll a/b ratio, were monitored during the growth in presence of commercial fuels (premium grade, regular grade, diesel, and kerosene) at different concentrations. We applied a comprehensive statistical analysis to understand the results: Univariate analysis, factorial analysis of variance, and subsequent Tukey test were applied to the variables to assess the significance of the differences found. The normality of these variables was analyzed with the Shapiro Wilk test. All parameters were affected by all type and concentrations of fuels and its interaction. This is one of the first reported cases which describe the growth parameters responses from canary grass when cultivated in presence of an essentially constant concentration of farming fuels.

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This work was supported by grants from the Comisiones de Investigaciónes Científicas de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (CIC), Secretaría de Estado de Ciencia y Técnica (SECYT), and Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (UNMdP). We thank Agustina Zagame from Instituto San Alberto (Mar del Plata, Argentina) for her help in some assays.

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  1. School of Natural Sciences, UNMdP, Funes 3350, Mar del Plata, 7600, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    María Laura Patat

  2. Bioengineering Group, School of Engineering, UNMdP, J B Justo 4302, Mar del Plata, 7600, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Isabel Passoni & Jorge Martinez Arca

  3. Biochemical Engineering Group, Chemical Engineering Department, School of Engineering, UNMdP, J B Justo 4302, Mar del Plata, 7600, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Jorge Froilán González & Silvia Elena Murialdo

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P. canariensis L, an emergent plant for phytoremediation and biofuel activities, is affected by commercial fuels usually present in fuel spills at farms.

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Patat, M.L., Passoni, I., Arca, J.M. et al. Responses of Phalaris canariensis L. Exposed to Commercial Fuels during Growth. Water Air Soil Pollut 225, 2021 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-014-2021-y

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