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THE EFFECT OF PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL SOIL PROPERTIES ON THE ACCUMULATION OF CADMIUM IN CARROT
Article number
571_7
Pages
73 – 77
Language
English
Abstract
The experiment was carried out from 1996-1998 and concerned carrot grown in south-eastern Poland, in the region producing this commodity for a baby food processing plant.
The soil and carrot samples were taken from 58 fields of Kazan F1 cultivar.
According to the obtained results the cadmium accumulation in the carrot roots was mostly influenced by the saturation of the sorption complex with alkaline elements and by the pH (pH KCL). No significant dependence was found between cadmium accumulation in the roots and the loam fraction percentage.
No correlation was also found between cadmium level in carrot roots and the content of soil constituents such as P and K (determined in 0.03 M acetic acid), Zn and Cu (extracted with 1 M HCl) as well as Cd (extracted with HClO4)
The soil and carrot samples were taken from 58 fields of Kazan F1 cultivar.
According to the obtained results the cadmium accumulation in the carrot roots was mostly influenced by the saturation of the sorption complex with alkaline elements and by the pH (pH KCL). No significant dependence was found between cadmium accumulation in the roots and the loam fraction percentage.
No correlation was also found between cadmium level in carrot roots and the content of soil constituents such as P and K (determined in 0.03 M acetic acid), Zn and Cu (extracted with 1 M HCl) as well as Cd (extracted with HClO4)
Authors
W. Sady, S. Rozek
Keywords
carrot, cadmium, organic matter, loam fraction, pH, macroelements
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