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. 2014 Nov 11;9(11):e111461. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0111461

Table 4. Cd Concentration (mg kg−1 DW) in Pak choi Grown under Different Cd Levels in Seven Chinese Soils.

Cd (mg kg−1) Mollisols Ustic Cambosols Stagnic Anthrosols Periudic Argosols Typic Haplustalfs Udic Ferrisols Calcaric Regosols
Root Shoot Root Shoot Root Shoot Root Shoot Root Shoot Root Shoot Root Shoot
Ck 3.41±0.64e 1.00±0.28e 2.42±0.45f 0.48±0.22e 2.73±0.28e 0.85±0.12e 7.26±1.10f 1.84±0.56f 12.35±1.68e 4.37±1.02e 11.81±0.78e 6.77±0.92e 3.11±0.66e 1.92±0.58b
1 5.09±0.91e 2.53±0.76e 6.69±0.65e 2.06±0.98e 4.12±0.75e 1.92±0.94e 21.3±2.01e 11.00±1.57e - - - - - -
2 8.92±1.09d 4.31±0.54d 9.30±1.29d 4.77±0.22d 8.34±1.11d 3.94±0.83d 39.33±3.86d 28.51±2.61d 25.41±1.79d 12.09±1.34d 19.41±1.27d 10.06±1.10d 4.24±0.99d 2.70±0.99b
4 14.21±0.90c 8.34±1.11c 14.00±1.43c 9.01±1.06c 13.21±1.55c 7.06±1.06c 68.43±3.71c 39.12±3.06c 39.11±2.28c 32.51±2.51c 33.55±1.71c 20.89±1.46c 10.37±1.21c 3.46±1.10b
6 21.24±1.20b 11.75±1.17b 24.36±1.11b 17.23±1.50b 20.21±1.80b 11.63±1.54b 117.76±6.53b 68.21±4.08b 68.00±3.96b 41.11±3.01b 55.53±2.67b 31.45±2.48b 14.41±1.03b 6.57±0.93a
8 38.96±1.39a 18.11±1.12a 43.21±2.21a 22.22±1.51a 28.56±1.42a 17.63±1.37a 169.95±8.11a 89.21±5.70a 118.21±6.24a 69.21±4.11a 85.32±4.28a 53.73±2.88a 18.73±1.54a 8.13±0.87a

Mean values followed by different letters within the same column are significantly different at P <0.05.