Dual role of the hyperaccumulator Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn. in circular economy: Production of silymarin, a valuable secondary metabolite, and remediation of heavy metal contaminated soils

In Mediterranean contaminated soils the weed Silybum marianum L. (Gaertn.) was cultivated in a two-year pot experiment. The study included two soils, from a rural and an urban area of Central Greece. In addition to the control samples, the soil samples were subjected to laboratory contamination with...

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