Inhibition of Nodulation and Nitrogen Nutrition of Leguminous Crops by Selected Heavy Metals

This work studied the effects, under greenhouse conditions, of six heavy metals (Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Ni, and Pb) on three leguminous crops representing food, feed, and forage crops commonly grown in Egypt. Metal concentrations ranged from 0 to as high as 4.8 mmol kg −1 soil. Results showed that all thre...

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Main Authors: Samir A. Haddad, M. Ali Tabatabai, Abdel-Moneim A. Abdel-Moneim, Thomas E. Loynachan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2015-01-01
Series:Air, Soil and Water Research
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4137/ASWR.S21098