Reference Plant species Plant uptake concentration (mg/kg) TF BCF Chelator concentration
Doumett et al. (2008)
[6]
Paulownia t. Root, Shoot:
Cu : 570, 46
Zn : 750, 149
Pb : 750, 149
  Cu: 0.08
Zn :0.2
Pb: 0.1
  Cu: 0.27
Zn :0.16
Pb: 0.06

EDTA 5mmol/kg

Epelde et al. (2008)
[7]
Cynara cardunculus Root, Shoot:
Pb: EDDS (4165, 310)
EDTA (6695, 1332)
EDDS: 0.02
EDTA: 0.20
EDDS: 0.83
EDTA: 1.34

EDDS 10 mmol/kg
EDTA 10 mmol/kg

Sun et al. (2009) [8] Sedum alfredii Root, Stem, Leaf, Shoot:
Cu: CA (32, 10, 11, 11)    
EDTA (25, 12, 12, 12)
Pb: CA (39, 18, 18, 18)    
EDTA (68, 39, 43, 40)
Zn: CA (680, 2000, 1950, 1930)
 EDTA (380, 2030, 2000, 2030)
Cu: CA (0.03)
EDTA (0.57)
Zn: CA (2.88)
EDTA (5.34)
Pb: CA (0.45)
EDTA (0.61)
Cu: CA (0.03)
EDTA (0.57)
Zn: CA (12.6)
EDTA (10.8)
Pb: CA (0.29)
EDTA (0.7)

Citric acid 5 mmol/kg

EDTA 5 mmol/kg

Chen et al. (2004) [4] Vetiveria zizanioides Root, Shoot:
Zn: 150, 82
Zn: 0.55 Zn: 0.85

EDTA 0.8 mmol/kg

This study Vetiveria zizanioides Root, Stem, Leaf:
Cu: EDDS (1818, 1459, 361)
   CA (926, 56, 15)
   EDTA (2080, 954, 86)
Zn: EDDS (16388, 12412, 12036)
   CA (14444, 12420, 10821)
   EDTA (12899, 9891, 12552)
Pb: EDDS (4343, 280, 197)
   CA (4914, 388, 103)
   EDTA (4632, 1878, 340)
Cu:EDDS (0.51)
   CA (0.04)
EDTA (0.25)
Zn: EDDS (0.7)
CA (0.82)
EDTA (0.86)
Pb: EDDS (0.06)
CA (0.05)
EDTA (0.24)
Cu:EDDS(1.97)
   CA (0.88)
EDTA (2.22)
Zn: EDDS(1.95)
CA (1.67)
EDTA (1.5)
Pb: EDDS(0.63)
CA (0.67)
EDTA (0.58)

EDDS 5 mmol/kg

Citric acid 5 mmol/kg

EDTA 5 mmol/kg

Table 1: Plant uptake and transportation in recent study.