The invention discloses a method for restoring
copper-polluted soil by plants. The method provided by the invention is characterized in that dayflower seedlings subjected to
cutting propagation are planted in
copper-containing soil, grow and are harvested or are pulled up during
harvest time; and
copper is recovered. Concretely, the method comprises the following steps of 1,
cutting off stems of dayflower plants, carrying out
cutting propagation of the stems by a cutting
bed according to
plant and row distances of 5cm*10cm, and keeping soil moist after cutting, 2, flattening a
sample area in copper-polluted zone, and digging planting holes, 3, planting dayflower seedlings rooting in the cutting
bed in copper-containing soil, 4, harvesting overground parts of the dayflower seedlings or pulling up the whole dayflower seedlings with roots, and 5,
drying and crushing the harvested overground parts of the dayflower seedlings or the whole dayflower seedlings with roots, and carrying out copper
recovery. The method provided by the invention has the advantages of low cost, high restoration efficiency and low
environmental risk, and can be utilized for restoration of copper-polluted soil in industry and
agriculture and for reconstruction of ecological
vegetation in a mine tailing area.