R. Salim et al., EFFECTS OF SEVERAL FACTORS ON THE GROWTH AND ON THE METAL UPTAKE DISTRIBUTION OF PEPPER PLANTS TREATED WITH CADMIUM, Journal of environmental science and health. Part A: Environmental science and engineering, 30(8), 1995, pp. 1659-1684
Several factors affecting the growth and the metal uptake of pepper pl
ants treated with cadmium solutions have been studied. These include c
oncentration of cadmium, type of treatment, type of soil, plant specie
s, and some properties of solutions used for treatment such as acidity
, degree of salinity and temperature. Cadmium had an obvious effect on
the growth of pepper plants. Foliar-treated plants were affected more
than root-treated plants. The least degree of growth-inhibition and o
f cadmium uptake was found in plants grown in soils with high organic
matter content. Various species of pepper plants acted very differentl
y towards cadmium treatment. Both growth-inhibition and cadmium uptake
was increased in plants treated with acidic, saline and hot solutions
.