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NITTA Yumiko
Department Hiroshima shudo University The Faculty of Health Sciences Position Professor |
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| Language | English |
| Publication Date | 2022/02 |
| Type | Articles |
| Title | Bean sprouts (Pisum sativum L.) accumulate cadmium (Cd) in their foliage |
| Contribution Type | Single-Authored Publication |
| Journal | Studies in teh Health Sciences, Hiroshima Shudo University |
| Journal Type | Japan |
| Publisher | Hiroshiam Shudo University |
| Volume, Issue, Pages | 5(2),pp.1-8 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Author and coauthor | Yumiko NITTA |
| Details | To investigate the transfer of Cd from fertilizer into farm plants, a hydroponic experiment was performed with bean sprout. The concentrations of Cd in the foliage were measured by the Atomic Absorption Spectrometer. The bean sprout increased their weight for 1 week and then gradually deacreased the rates of weight gain to the end of the experiment. When added the oyster shell powder in the cultivation liquidas a source of the heavy metals, they accumulated Cd and zinc (Zn) in their folage time dependently. |