Jute: A Potential Candidate for Phytoremediation of Metals—A Review
Muhammad Hamzah Saleem,
Shafaqat Ali,
Muzammal Rehman,
Mirza Hasanuzzaman,
Muhammad Rizwan,
Sana Irshad,
Fahad Shafiq,
Muhammad Iqbal,
Basmah M. Alharbi,
Taghreed S. Alnusaire,
Sameer H. Qari
Affiliations
Muhammad Hamzah Saleem
MOA Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
Shafaqat Ali
Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University Allama Iqbal Road, 38000 Faisalabad, Pakistan
Muzammal Rehman
School of Agriculture, Yunnan University, Kunming 650504, China
Mirza Hasanuzzaman
Department of Agronomy Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh
Muhammad Rizwan
Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University Allama Iqbal Road, 38000 Faisalabad, Pakistan
Sana Irshad
School of Environmental Studies, China university of Geosciences, Wuhan 430070, China
Fahad Shafiq
Department of Botany, Government College University Allama Iqbal Road, 38000 Faisalabad, Pakistan
Muhammad Iqbal
Department of Botany, Government College University Allama Iqbal Road, 38000 Faisalabad, Pakistan
Basmah M. Alharbi
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Tabuk, Tabuk-71491, Saudi Arabia
Taghreed S. Alnusaire
Biology Department, College of Science, Jouf University, Sakaka, 2014, Saudi Arabia
Sameer H. Qari
Biology Department, Aljumum, University College, Umm Al-Qura University, Mecca 21955, Saudi Arabia
Jute (Corchorus capsularis) is a widely cultivated fibrous species with important physiological characteristics including biomass, a deep rooting system, and tolerance to metal stress. Furthermore, Corchorus species are indigenous leafy vegetables and show phytoremediation potential for different heavy metals. This species has been used for the phytoremediation of different toxic pollutants such as copper (Cu), cadmium (Cd), zinc (Zn), mercury (Hg) and lead (Pb). The current literature highlights the physiological and morphological characteristics of jute that are useful to achieve successful phytoremediation of different pollutants. The accumulation of these toxic heavy metals in agricultural regions initiates concerns regarding food safety and reductions in plant productivity and crop yield. We discuss some innovative approaches to increase jute phytoremediation using different chelating agents. There is a need to remediate soils contaminated with toxic substances, and phytoremediation is a cheap, effective, and in situ alternative, and jute can be used for this purpose.
