UPTAKE OF HEAVY METALS BY WHEAT (Triticum aestivum L.): POT EXPERIMENT

Abstract

In the present work, the uptake of some heavy metals by wheat grown on soils artificialcontaminated with Cd, Cr, Cu,Ni and Pb individually and in combination,was studied in a pot experiments. The samples were prepared by wet digestion and analyzed by ICP-OES and the obtained results were discussed based on the values of the obtained concentrations, enrichment factors (EFs) and translocation factors (TFs).