Table 6
Heavy metal(loid) concentration (mg/kg) after foliar uptake in plants grown in soil/hydroponic medium
Metals
Plant specie
Concentration
Plant part
Experiment type
Time duration
References
As
Lactuca sativa
0.6–1.1
Edible part
Industrial fallouts
2–4 weeks
(Schreck et al. 2012b)
Spinacia oleracea
0.73
Edible part
Brush application (50 mg/plant)
4 weeks
(Natasha et al. 2018b)
Petroselinum crispum
0.3–0.4
Edible part
Industrial fallouts
2–4 weeks
(Schreck et al. 2012b)
Lolium perenne
0.5–0.8
Edible part
Industrial fallouts
2–4 weeks
(Schreck et al. 2012b)
Pb
Lactuca sativa
107.4–122
Edible part
Industrial fallouts
2–4 weeks
(Schreck et al. 2012b)
Lactuca sativa
335
Edible part
Industrial fallouts
43 days
(Uzu et al. 2010)
Petroselinum crispum
96–298.7
Edible part
Industrial fallouts
2–4 weeks
(Schreck et al. 2012b)
Raphnus sativus
0.188
Edible part
0.0, 3.1, 9.0, 18.8 (50 ml spray)
12 weeks
(Salim et al. 1993b)
Lolium perenne
320–700
–
Industrial fallouts
2–4 weeks
(Schreck et al. 2012b)
Cd
Brassica oleracea
59.20
Edible part
Brush application (300 mg PM)
3 weeks
(Xiong et al. 2014a)
Lactuca sativa
1.7
Edible part
Industrial fallouts
2–4 weeks
(Schreck et al. 2012b)
Petroselinum crispum
0.6–0.8
Edible part
Industrial fallouts
2–4 weeks
(Schreck et al. 2012b)
Raphnus sativus
L.
0.021–10.892
Edible part
0.4, 1.1, 3.6, 10.9 (50 ml spray)
12 weeks
(Salim et al. 1993b)
Lolium perenne
L.
0.8–1.6
–
Industrial fallouts
2–4 weeks
(Schreck et al. 2012b)
Spinacia oleracea
317.30
Edible part
Brush application (300 mg PM)
3 weeks
(Xiong et al. 2014a)
Cu
Raphnus sativus
L.
0.131–24.695
Edible part
0.0, 2.5, 3.8, 5.0, 7.5 (50 ml spray)
12 weeks
(Salim et al. 1993b)
Rosa damascena
1.05–1.33
–
spray (1, 2%)
–
(Kumar et al. 2016)
Lactuca sativa
6.3–6.8
Edible part
Industrial fallouts
2–4 weeks
(Schreck et al. 2012b)
Petroselinum crispum
2.4–4.4
Edible part
Industrial fallouts
2–4 weeks
(Schreck et al. 2012b)
Lolium perenne
L.
5.9–7.0
–
Industrial fallouts
2–4 weeks
(Schreck et al. 2012b)
Zn
Spinacia oleracea
144.20
Edible part
Brush application (300 mg PM)
3 weeks
(Xiong et al. 2014a)
Lactuca sativa
29.1–31.6
Edible part
Industrial fallouts
2–4 weeks
(Schreck et al. 2012b)
Petroselinum crispum
23.4–25.4
Edible part
Industrial fallouts
2–4 weeks
(Schreck et al. 2012b)
Lolium perenne
L.
26.5–32.1
–
Industrial fallouts
2–4 weeks
(Schreck et al. 2012b)
Rosa damascena
4.46–5.3
–
spray (1, 2%)
–
(Kumar et al. 2016)
Brassica oleracea
73.30
Edible part
Brush application (300 mg PM)
3 weeks
(Xiong et al. 2014a)
Sb
Spinacia oleracea
5.50
Edible part
Brush application (300 mg PM)
3 weeks
(Xiong et al. 2014a)
Brassica oleracea
199.50
Edible part
Brush application (300 mg PM)
3 weeks
(Xiong et al. 2014a)
Fe
Spinacia oleracea
975.0
NM
Spray 100 ppm
50 days
(El-Aila et al. 2015)
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