Copper Resistance of Lawn Grass and Chrysanthemum Carinatum Plants

Abstract

Condition and quality of the lawn grass and flowering plants is important indicators of the level oflandscaping and the urban environment. Copper ions significantly reduce the quality of ornamentalplants. The aim of this study was to assess phytotoxicity of copper for Chrysanthemum carinatum,Festuca rubra and Agrostis stolonifera.High contamination of copper significantly limits the spread of Chrysanthemum carinatum andlawn grass. Chrysanthemum carinatum was less resistant than lawn grass to copper. Chrysanthemumcarinatum can grow only with a low level of soil contamination with copper.