Abstract
In the pot culture experiment, green gram (Vigna radiata L.) plants were grown up to 45 days, in experimental soil amended with various levels of cadmium (viz, 10, 25, 50, 75 & 100 mg kg1). The inner surface of pots was lined with a polythene sheet. Each pot contained 3kg of air dried soil. Six seeds were sown in each pot. All pots were watered to field capacity daily. Plants were thinned to a maximum of two per pot, after a week of germination. Control plants were maintained separately. Showed this experiments cadmium at all levels (10-100 mg kg-1) tested, decreased the macro (nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium) and micro (copper, iron, manganese and zinc) nutrient contents of treated plants compared to untreated plants. Cadmium content of the green gram plants increased with an increase of cadmium level in the soil.
A13 UPTAKE AND ACCUMULATIONS OF CADMIUM AND NUTRIENT CONTENTS pdf