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Effect of soil Cd addition on germination of native plant species

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Soil Cd addition was found to adversely affect germination ofAndropogon scoparius, Monarda fistulosa, andRudbeckia hirta. Rudbeckia germination was found to be most sensitive to soil Cd addition andAndropogon germination most tolerant (b=−.0001). Soil cadmium concentrations sufficient to reduce germination by 25% were calculated to be 30 and 46 μg Cd/g soil forRudbeckia andAndropogon respectively.

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Contribution from Purdue University Agricultural Experiment Station, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907. AES Journal No. 7594. This work was supported by federal funds from the National Science Foundation — RANN Program.

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Miles, L.J., Parker, G.R. Effect of soil Cd addition on germination of native plant species. Plant Soil 54, 243–247 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02181850

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