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However, comparative information on species-specific responses to metal stress tolerance remains limited.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      This study evaluated chlorophyll content, growth performance, and biomass allocation, including metal tolerance efficiency, of four\n                      <jats:italic>Eucalyptus<\/jats:italic>\n                      species (i.e.,\n                      <jats:italic>E. tereticornis, E. camaldulensis, E. globulus<\/jats:italic>\n                      , and\n                      <jats:italic>E. citriodora<\/jats:italic>\n                      ) under varying concentrations of Cadmium (Cd, 25, 50, and 100 mg kg\u207b\u00b9) and Lead (Pb, 100, 125, and 250 mg kg\u207b\u00b9). A factorial, completely randomized pot experiment was conducted under controlled conditions, using sterilized red soil as the medium for 120 days. Plant growth performance and metal tolerance efficiency were measured and analyzed using ANOVA followed by\n                      <jats:italic>post hoc<\/jats:italic>\n                      comparison.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Cd exhibited significantly greater phytotoxicity than Pb across species and parameters studied. Marked species-specific differences in metal tolerance were observed in\n                      <jats:italic>Eucalyptus citriodora<\/jats:italic>\n                      , outperforming other species in maintaining superior growth performance and metal tolerance even at the highest metal concentrations (Cd 100 mg kg\u207b\u00b9). However,\n                      <jats:italic>E. camaldulensis<\/jats:italic>\n                      was the species most sensitive to Cd stress. Hierarchical clustering rank based on superior tolerance characteristics of species was:\n                      <jats:italic>E. citriodora &amp;gt; E. camaldulensis &amp;gt; E. tereticornis &amp;gt; E. globulus<\/jats:italic>\n                      .\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      It was concluded that\n                      <jats:italic>Eucalyptus citriodora<\/jats:italic>\n                      was the most promising candidate for future phytoremediation studies of Cd- and Pb-contaminated soils due to its superior metal tolerance ability as reflected by sustained growth performance and chlorophyll retention of the species. 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