Eid, A. (2010). INFLUENCE OF CADMIUM ON PLANT GROWTH AND SOME NUTRIENTS CONTENT OF LETTUCE PLANT.. Journal of Soil Sciences and Agricultural Engineering, 1(8), 829-837. doi: 10.21608/jssae.2010.75218
A. H. R. Eid. "INFLUENCE OF CADMIUM ON PLANT GROWTH AND SOME NUTRIENTS CONTENT OF LETTUCE PLANT.". Journal of Soil Sciences and Agricultural Engineering, 1, 8, 2010, 829-837. doi: 10.21608/jssae.2010.75218
Eid, A. (2010). 'INFLUENCE OF CADMIUM ON PLANT GROWTH AND SOME NUTRIENTS CONTENT OF LETTUCE PLANT.', Journal of Soil Sciences and Agricultural Engineering, 1(8), pp. 829-837. doi: 10.21608/jssae.2010.75218
Eid, A. INFLUENCE OF CADMIUM ON PLANT GROWTH AND SOME NUTRIENTS CONTENT OF LETTUCE PLANT.. Journal of Soil Sciences and Agricultural Engineering, 2010; 1(8): 829-837. doi: 10.21608/jssae.2010.75218
INFLUENCE OF CADMIUM ON PLANT GROWTH AND SOME NUTRIENTS CONTENT OF LETTUCE PLANT.
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.