Abstract:Mine tailings are usually hostile to plant colonization,and also toxic to animals and man through the food chain.It has long been a highlight in the field of restoration ecology how to substantially mitigate the toxicity of adverse factors(e.g.heavy metals,infertility,acidity,etc.)and then to make plant colonization successfully in mine tailings.A greenhouse experiment was implemented for the purposes of evaluating:1)the phyto toxicity of lead/zinc mine tailings located in northern Guangdong Province,China...