Table 6. Combined impact of zeolite and Enterobacter sp. MN17 on cadmium concentration in soil and Brassica napus in normal and Cd contaminated soil.
Treatments | Cd concentration in soil | Cd concentration in root | Cd concentration in shoot | |||
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(mg kg-1) | (mg kg-1) | (mg kg-1) | ||||
0 mg Cd kg-1 | 80 mg Cd kg-1 | 0 mg Cd kg-1 | 80 mg Cd kg-1 | 0 mg Cd kg-1 | 80 mg Cd kg-1 | |
Control | ND | 19.7d | ND | 24.9a | ND | 39.8a |
Zeolite | ND | 31.4b | ND | 17.3c | ND | 26.3c |
Enterobacter sp. MN17 | ND | 24.3c | ND | 21.2b | ND | 31.6b |
Enterobacter sp. MN17 + Zeolite | ND | 42.6a | ND | 13.4d | ND | 21.1d |
ND = Not detected, Data are shown as mean of three replicates, p< 0.05 (probability level)