Comparison of low-molecular-weight organic acids and ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid to enhance phytoextraction of heavy metals by maize

• Main Authors: Sabir, Muhammad, Musa, Mohamed Hanafi, Zia-ur-Rehman, Muhammad, Saifullah, Ahmad, Hamaad Raza, Hakeem, Khalid Rehman, Aziz, Tariq
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36841/1/Comparison%20of%20low.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36841/; http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00103624.2013.848879#
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

We compared acetic, ascorbic, and oxalic acids with ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) to enhance phytoextraction of nickel (Ni), manganese (Mn), zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), cadmium (Cd), and lead (Pb) by maize. Except ascorbic acid, acids significantly (P < 0.05) decreased shoot dry weight with...