phytomining

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noun the planting (and subsequent harvesting) of vegetation that will selectively concentrate specific metals from the soil into their tissues

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Rufus Chaney, an agronomist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture for 47 years, invented the word “phytomining” in 1983 and with Dr. Baker helped begin the first trial in Oregon in 1996.

Down on the Farm That Harvests Metal From Plants (Published 2020) By 2020
Phytomining, or extracting minerals from hyper-accumulating plants, cannot fully replace traditional mining techniques, Dr. Baker says.

Down on the Farm That Harvests Metal From Plants (Published 2020) By 2020
The language of literature on phytomining, or agromining, hints of a future when plant and machine live together: bio-ore, metal farm, metal crops.

Down on the Farm That Harvests Metal From Plants (Published 2020) By 2020