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Legumes can increase cadmium contamination in neighboring crops.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Liu Ling, Zhang Qian, Hu Liangliang, Tang Jianjun, Xu Ligen, Yang Xiantian, Yong Jean W H, Chen Xin
Abstract excerpt
Legumes are widely used in many cropping systems because they share their nitrogen fixation products and phosphorus mobilization activities with their neighbors. In the current study, however, we showed that co-cultivation with legumes increased cadmium (Cd) contamination in the adjacent crops. Both field and mesocosm experiments indicated that legumes increased Cd levels in edible parts and shoots of four...
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