Three pot experiments were conducted to assess the capacity of asclite in reducing arsenic (As) contents in vegetable plants from arsenic contaminated soil. Asclite is an artificially made granular amorphous iron (Fe)-hydroxide material having high ability in adsorbing As(III) as...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/6766
Two experiments were conducted about the effect of the application of phosphorus (P) or silicon (Si) on the arsenic (As) contents of Japanese mustard spinach (JMS) (Brassica rapa var. perviridis) grown on As contaminated soil (30.6 mg As kg-1). The P was applied with four differe...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/7101
Two pot experiments were conducted to examine the effect of arsenic (As) concentration both in irrigation water and in soil on the As content in vegetables grown in a glass greenhouse. In the first experiment, spinach (Spinacia oleracea), green amaranth (Amaranthus viridis) and g...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/6652
A pot experiment was conducted to assess the efficiency of baked pig manure (BPM) application in Japanese andosol to reduce the arsenic (As) concentration in Japanese mustard spinach (JMS) (Brassica rapa var. perviridis) grown with As-contaminated irrigation water. Irrigation wat...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/6601