Research Article

Influence of NaCl-Induced Salinity and Cd Toxicity on Respiration Activity and Cd Availability to Barley Plants in Farmyard Manure-Amended Soil

Table 3

Treatment effects on shoot Cd content (mg kg−1) of barley plants.

FYM treatmentsNaCl levelsCd levels (mg kg−1)LSDCd
0.51.5361224

Without FYMS00.490.630.901.672.032.970.44
S10.420.670.931.832.102.930.47
S20.741.061.292.252.704.170.77
S30.991.732.302.923.255.740.95

LSDS0.310.520.660.750.930.99

With FYMS00.330.340.701.131.571.900.42
S10.350.260.671.471.532.050.45
S20.520.640.911.482.042.380.54
S30.471.031.171.892.173.080.66

LSDSNS0.100.200.55NS0.95

LSDSF0.180.360.410.430.500.85

LSDCd (P < 0.05) = Cd effect; LSDS (P < 0.05) = salt effect; LSDSF (P < 0.05) = salt FYM effect, S0 (without NaCl), S1 (30 mM NaCl), S2 (60 mM NaCl), and S3 (120 mM NaCl); NS = not significant.