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Abstract
Six noncrisphead lettuce cultivars (Lactuca sativa L.) were grown in pots, using soil from field plots that had been amended annually with 90 MT/ha of an industrial sludge as part of a continuous study initiated in 1981. Two greenhouse experiments (each replicated 6 times) were completed—one in the spring and one in the fall. Variables included 6 cultivars, 2 soil pH levels and 2 soil Zn levels. All variables appeared to influence Cd accumulation in the leaf tissue. Uptake of Cd and Zn increased with decreasing soil pH for all cultivars. ‘Grand Rapids’ accumulated the least leaf Cd and ‘Summer Bibb’ the most. A positive correlation between leaf Zn and leaf Cd was observed, but the correlation between soil Zn and leaf Cd was variable.
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