EJPAU 2006. Gambuś F. , Wieczorek J. THE EFFECT OF SOIL PROPERTIES ON YIELDING AND CADMIUM ACCUMULATION IN SOME CROP PLANTS

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2006
Volume 9
Issue 1

Topic:

Environmental Development

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Gambuś F. , Wieczorek J. 2006. THE EFFECT OF SOIL PROPERTIES ON YIELDING AND CADMIUM ACCUMULATION IN SOME CROP PLANTS, EJPAU 9(1), #32.
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THE EFFECT OF SOIL PROPERTIES ON YIELDING AND CADMIUM ACCUMULATION IN SOME CROP PLANTS

Florian Gambuś, Jerzy Wieczorek
Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Agricultural University of Cracow, Poland

ABSTRACT

In Poland, soils contaminated with cadmium constitute about 1.6 % of arable lands whereas in the lšskie province they make up 21.5 % of agricultural lands. Because of the fact that the metal is counted among the most dangerous environmental poisons, research was undertaken to determine soil properties most impacting plant growth and their ability of cadmium accumulation.

The studies were conducted as a pot experiment on 15 soils diversified as to their properties, which might affect solubility of cadmium contained in them and its bioavailability. Oats, rape and maize were cultivated in each of the soils.

Sensitivity of the tested plant species to soil requirements and ability for cadmium accumulation by plants were decreasing in the following order: rape > maize > oats. From among the tested soil properties acidification most affected the uptake and accumulation of cadmium in rape, whereas soil organic carbon concentration affected it to a lesser degree. Cadmium uptake by rape was increasing with the growth of these soil properties. Oats and rape developed mechanisms alleviating the results of soil properties affecting cadmium adsorption from the substratum.

Key words: pot experiment, soil properties, cadmium availability, oats, rape, maize.

Florian Gambuś
Department of Agricultural Chemistry,
Agricultural University of Cracow, Poland
Al. Mickiewicza 21, 30-120 Cracow, Poland
email: rrgambus@cyf-kr.edu.pl

Jerzy Wieczorek
Department of Agricultural Chemistry,
Agricultural University of Cracow, Poland
Al. Mickiewicza 21, 30-120 Cracow, Poland
email: rrwieczo@cyf-kr.edu.pl

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