<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> Soil is one of the most important sources of plant foods’ contamination by heavy metals which enter into human and animal organisms via the food chain. From the observed metals (Zn, Cu, Ni, Pb, Cd) the enhanced total contents of Cd and contents of mobile forms of Pb were determined. Especially mobile forms of Pb in soil (0.100-0.295 mg∙kg-1), higher than the critical value, represent a risk resulting in the high content of Pb in potatoes (0.244-0.855 mg∙kg-1 FM). The high significant correlations between soil and potatoes in values of Pb content and were between soil pH values and Pb content in potatoes were confirmed in two from three potato cultivars (P-value &lt; 0.01). No correlation was confirmed between humus content in soil and Pb content in potatoes.</abstract>

Soil is one of the most important sources of plant foods’ contamination by heavy metals which enter into human and animal organisms via the food chain. From the observed metals (Zn, Cu, Ni, Pb, Cd) the enhanced total contents of Cd and contents of mobile forms of Pb were determined. Especially mobile forms of Pb in soil (0.100-0.295 mg∙kg-1), higher than the critical value, represent a risk resulting in the high content of Pb in potatoes (0.244-0.855 mg∙kg-1 FM). The high significant correlations between soil and potatoes in values of Pb content and were between soil pH values and Pb content in potatoes were confirmed in two from three potato cultivars (P-value < 0.01). No correlation was confirmed between humus content in soil and Pb content in potatoes.

Factors affecting heavy metals accumulation in potato tubers / Czynniki wpływające na akumulację metali ciężkich w bulwach ziemniaka

Dep. of Chemistry, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, 949 76 Nitra, Slovak Republic

Dep. of Vegetable Production, Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, 949 76 Nitra, Slovak Republic

Environmental Protection and Natural Resources

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Soil is one of the most important sources of plant foods’ contamination by heavy metals which enter into human and animal organisms via the food chain. From...

Factors affecting heavy metals accumulation in potato tubers / Czynniki wpływające na akumulację metali ciężkich w bulwach ziemniaka

Publié en ligne: 08 sept. 2015

Pages: 54 - 59

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/oszn-2015-0018

Mots clés
heavy metals (Zn, Cu, Ni, Pb, Cd), accumulation, potatoes, cultivar, locality

© by Janette Musilova

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Factors affecting heavy metals accumulation in potato tubers / Czynniki wpływające na akumulację metali ciężkich w bulwach ziemniaka

Publié en ligne: 08 sept. 2015

Pages: 54 - 59

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/oszn-2015-0018

Mots clésheavy metals (Zn, Cu, Ni, Pb, Cd), accumulation, potatoes, cultivar, locality

© by Janette Musilova

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
heavy metals (Zn, Cu, Ni, Pb, Cd), accumulation, potatoes, cultivar, locality