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Table 4 Effects of different stabilization treatments on NH4NO3 extractability (mg/kg) of Cd and phytoavailability for lettuce on two spiked soils

From: Effects of biochar and alkaline amendments on cadmium immobilization, selected nutrient and cadmium concentrations of lettuce (Lactuca sativa) in two contrasting soils

Stabilization treatments

Cd

PKa soil

BAa soil

NH4NO3 extractability

Phytoavailability

NH4NO3 extractability

Phytoavailability

FMB

0.339 (0.023)db

0.00030 (0.000022)cb

0.187 (0.009)e

0.00054 (0.000049)b

CMB

0.696 (0.027)c

0.000166 (0.000009)d

0.494 (0.038)d

0.00032 (0.000026)c

PLB

0.655 (0.016)c

0.000011 (0.000011)e

0.206 (0.011)e

0.00019 (0.000007)d

PJB

0.713 (0.012)c

0.00020 (0.000004)d

0.940 (0.067)c

0.00023 (0.000009)d

CHB

4.67 (0.152)a

0.00031 (0.000044)c

2.81 (0.314)a

0.00052 (0.000030)b

ES

0.261 (0.016)de

0.00053 (0.000029)b

0.689 (0.031)d

0.00029 (0.000011)c

LI

0.198 (0.004)e

0.00029 (0.000011)c

0.245 (0.012)e

0.00014 (0.000006)e

CON+

2.17 (0.029)b

0.00090 (0.000032)a

1.39 (0.073)b

0.00079 (0.000027)a

  1. FMB faecal matter (faecal cake) biochar, CMB cow manure biochar, PLB poultry litter biochar, PJB Prosopis juliflora pods biochar, CHB Coffee husk biochar, ES eggshell waste, LI lime, CON + spiked control
  2. aPK soil: Silty loam soil; BA soil: Sandy loam soil
  3. bStandard deviation in parentheses (n = 3), values for each soil with different letter within each column are significantly different (P < 0.05)