Effect of Lime and Farmyard Manure on the Concentration of Cadmium in Water Spinach (Ipomoea aquatica)

Table 4

Concentration of cadmium in water spinach in different treatments.

Treatments	Cadmium concentration in shoot (mg kg^−1)	Cadmium concentration in shoot (% over control)	Cadmium concentration in root (mg kg^−1)	Cadmium concentration in root (% over control)
Control	62.67 a	0	135.5 a	0
L5 + M0	21.17 b	66	89.65 c	34
L10 + M0	20.25 b	67	41.23 d	70
L15 + M0	21.83 b	65	34.93 d	74
L20 + M0	17.58 b	72	24.26 d	82
L0 + M5	54.75 a	13	128.50 a	5
L0 + M10	53.67 a	14	111.92 ac	17
L0 + M15	47.08 a	25	99.83 bc	26
L0 + M20	51.17 a	18	97.92 bc	28
L5 + M5	21.08 b	66	46.07 d	66
L10 + M10	21.67 b	65	36.56 d	73
L15 + M15	24.25 b	61	33.02 d	76
L20 + M20	21.83 b	65	32.86 d	76

Means followed by the same letter(s) in a column are not significantly different at 𝑃<0.05.