Iman Mohsin Kadhom
Ministry of Education, IraqPublications
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Research Article
The heavy metals effect on the physiological traits of the tomato (Solanum lycopersicum l)
Author(s): Nagham Saddon Ibrahim*, Suaad K. Abd-Alwahab and Iman Mohsin Kadhom
This study aims to investigate the agricultural lands pollution with lead and cadmium elements, in the Muhammad Sakran district/ Baquba province of the Diyala governorate, and the effect of these elements on the physiological traits of the tomato plant. Study samples were collected from three different stations; each station includes six farms three of them were irrigated with river water, while the others were irrigated with drainage water. The tomato samples were randomly collected from study sites between 25/05/2021 and 08/06/2021, and the lead and cadmium concentration in the samples were analyzed in the lab. The study also investigates the effect of the accumulated elements on the glutathione and proline content in the tomato plant. The results revealed significant differences at a probability level of 5% for the stations and water source factors in regard with the lead element c.. Read More»
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7966030