INFLUENCE OF CADMIUM ON PLANT GROWTH AND SOME NUTRIENTS CONTENT OF LETTUCE PLANT. | ||||
Journal of Soil Sciences and Agricultural Engineering | ||||
Article 10, Volume 1, Issue 8, August 2010, Page 829-837 PDF (395.91 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/jssae.2010.75218 | ||||
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Author | ||||
A. H. R. Eid | ||||
Soils and Water Dept., Fac. Agric., Al– Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt. | ||||
Abstract | ||||
A water culture experiment was conducted in summer season 2009 to evaluate the effect of increasing cadmium concentrations; (0.0, 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 mg l-1) on growth and some nutrients content of tow species of lettuce plant (Lettuce (lactuca sativa) and Crisp Lettuce (lactuca Sativa Varity Crispa)). The results could be summarized as follows: 1-The dry matter yield (shoots and roots) of the tow Varieties were decreased by increasing cadmium concentration. 2-Cadmuim uptake by plant was increased by increasing concentration in growth media. 3-Concentration of cadmium in roots was higher than the concentration of shoots for tow species. 4- Excluding Fe content, the Zn, Mn, Cu, P and K decrease with increasing cadmium concentration of plant shoots. 5- Excluding K content, the Zn, Fe, Mn, Cu and P increase with increasing cadmium concentration of plant shoots as compared with the control. 6- The Lettuce (lactuca varity) at the low concentration was higher tolerant more than the Crisp Lettuce Varity; while at the highest concentration the Crisp Lettuce Varity was better in tolerant than the Lettuce Varity. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
cadmium content; plant tolerant and nutrients content | ||||
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