Wheat grain Cd concentration and uptake as affected by timing of fertilizer N application

作者:Li, Xianglan; Ziadi, Noura*; Belanger, Gilles; Yuan, Wenping; Liang, Shunlin; Xu, Hua; Cai, Zucong
来源:Canadian Journal of Soil Science, 2013, 93(2): 219-222.
DOI:10.4141/CJSS2012-041

摘要

The effect of a single N application (120 kg ha(-1)) at seeding on wheat (Triticum aestivtmi L.) grain Cd concentration and uptake was compared with an equally split N application (seeding and the stem elongation stage) in a field experiment at 12 site-years. Averaged across all site-years, the single N application tended to reduce wheat grain Cd concentration (58 vs. 68 mu g kg(-1) DM) and uptake (151 vs. 191 mg ha(-1)) compared with the split application. The Cd concentrations, however, never exceeded the maximum acceptable level for Cd in wheat grain. A single N application at seeding might reduce the risk of high grain Cd concentration in spring wheat.