Phytotoxic effects of soil contaminated with explosive residues of landmines on germination and growth of Vicia faba L

Figures & data

Figure 1. Germination percentage as a function of time in control pots and in contaminated soil at distances of 50 cm, 1, 2, 4, and 6 m from the centre of the explosion site. A single standard errors of the means are shown where larger than symbols (n = 4) .

Table 1. Summary of two-way repeated measures ANOVA to determine the effect of contaminated soil on plant height and leaf number plant ⁻¹ for five dates between 18 and 32 days after sowing (DAS) (n = 4) .

Variable	Source	F	P
Plant height Leaf number plant^−1	Treatment Date Distance Treatment*Date Treatment*Distance Date*Distance Treatment*Date*Distance Treatment Date Distance Treatment*Date Treatment*Distance Date*Distance Treatment*Date*Distance	1392.2 529.5 1350 5.51 1350 6.29 6.29 4565 443.3 1138.4 59.4 1138.4 12.55 12.55	<0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.05 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001

Figure 2. (A) Leaf number plant ⁻¹, (B) plant height in control and contaminated soil for plants grown at distances of 1, 2, 4, and 6 m from the centre of the explosion site. A single standard errors of the means are shown where larger than symbols (n = 4, comprising 80 plants in contaminated soil and 80 control plants) .

Figure 3. Mean Pb (A), Cd (B), and Hg concentrations (C) for control and contaminated soil measured at 50 cm, 1, 2, 4, and 6 m from the centre of the explosion site. A single standard errors of the means are shown where larger than symbols (n = 4) .