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A field study was conducted to determine the phytoavailability of Cd, Ni and Se to bush beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L. cultivar. Blue Lake) when grown in an Orangeburg loamy sand (Typic Paleudult). The study was conducted using a completely randomized block design, with three metals (Cd, Ni, Se) and three metal concentrations (control, medium, and high). Application of metals either at high or medium levels did not influence the biomass production. Cadmium was relatively immobile and tended to accumulate mostly in the roots. Nickel and Se, however, tended to be more mobile in the plant as indicated by Ni accumulating equally in roots and pods and Se accumulating mostly in the roots but significantly greater than Cd and Ni in all plant parts. Our results indicate that bush beans exposed to Se had Concentration Factors (C.F.) of up to 250 in the pods and over 800 in roots. Cadmium had a C.F. of 4 in roots and negligible in above ground plant parts, while a Ni C.F. was 2 in roots and pods but negligible in leaves. This study provides evidence that Se has more potential for accumulation in bush beans than does Cd or Ni.
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Sajwani, K.S., Ornes, W.H., Youngblood, T.V. et al. Uptake of soil applied cadmium, nickel and selenium by bush beans. Water Air Soil Pollut 91, 209–217 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00666258
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