@ARTICLE{Koszelnik-Leszek_Anna_The_2019, author={Koszelnik-Leszek, Anna and Szajsner, Hanna and Podlaska, Magda}, volume={vol. 45}, number={No 3}, pages={79-85}, journal={Archives of Environmental Protection}, howpublished={online}, year={2019}, publisher={Polish Academy of Sciences}, abstract={The aim of the paper is to improve the phytoremediation features of the metallophyte Silene vulgaris through photo-stimulation of seeds using a semi-conductive laser. Seeds of two Silene vulgaris ecotypes were used in the experiment. One type of seeds – “Wiry” ecotype – originated from a site contaminated with heavy metals (a serpentinite waste heap), and the other ecotype – “Gajków” – was collected on a site with naturally low heavy metal content. The seeds of both types were preconditioned with laser light with previously fixed doses: C(D0), D1, D3, D5, D7, D9. The basic radiation dose was 2.5·10-1 J·cm-2. The soil for the experiment was serpentinite weathering waste. The seeds and plants were cultivated in the controlled conditions of a climatic chamber. Laser light indeed stimulated seed germinative capacity but better effects were obtained in “Wiry” ecotype, originating from a location contaminated with heavy metals. In the case of morphological features, a significant differentiation of stem length was found for different ecotypes, dosages and the interactions of these factors. The study showed a strong influence of laser radiation on selected element concentrations in above-ground parts of Silene vulgaris, though “Wiry” ecotype clearly accumulated more heavy metals and magnesium than the “Gajków” ecotype.}, type={Artykuły / Articles}, title={The improving influence of laser stimulation on phytoremediation capabilities of selected Silene vulgaris ecotypes}, URL={http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/112231/PDF/Archives%20vol%2045%20no%203__10.pdf}, doi={10.24425/aep.2019.128644}, keywords={Silene vulgaris, ecotype, laser stimulation, heavy metals, phytoremediation}, }