Metals have strong influence on development and growth of crops. To simulate how cereal
crops are affected and/or tolerated from heavy metal contamination by disposal of
unregulated wastes as soil amendments, the nutrient culture experiment was conducted with
barley (Hordeum vulgare L.), rice (Oryza sativa L.) and wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) at
control (0), 1, 5, and 10 µM of copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), lead (Pb), magnesium (Mg) and sodium
(Na). A 4 x 3 factorial experiment for each metal was set-up in a completely randomized …

Metals have strong influence on development and growth of crops. To simulate how cereal
crops are affected and/or tolerated from heavy metal contamination by disposal of
unregulated wastes as soil amendments, a nutrient culture experiment was conducted using
barley, rice and wheat at control (0), 1, 5, and 10 µM of copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), lead (Pb),
magnesium (Mg) and sodium (Na). Seed germination, total root numbers, root length, shoot
height, and root: shoot ratio of seedlings were measured and integrated to calculate a metal …