Table 3.

Effects of MP type, MP dose, Cd, and their interactions on measured variables based on a three-way ANOVA analysis. Significance level (F value): * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001; ns: nonsignificant effect.

Variables	Type (T)	Dose (D)	Cd	T × D	T × Cd	D × Cd	T × D × Cd
Shoot dry weight	4.54 *	0.08 ns	41.66 ***	3.25 *	0.25 ns	0.69 ns	1.98 ns
Root dry weight	18.59 ***	3.02 ns	30.33 ***	3.28 *	19.47 ***	4.69 *	6.05 **
Total dry weight	11.85 ***	0.07 ns	48.56 ***	3.57 *	1.66 ns	1.61 ns	3.19 *
Soil pH	101.51 ***	4.01 *	97.59 ***	2.64 ns	0.45 ns	4.74 *	2.97 ns
DTPA-Cd	41.48 ***	33.96 ***	22877.90 ***	2.11 ns	41.48 ***	33.96 ***	2.11 ns
Shoot Cd conc.	0.05 ns	0.76 ns	663.15 ***	0.09 ns	0.05 ns	0.76 ns	0.09 ns
Root Cd conc.	1.99 ns	4.73 *	1380.44 ***	1.24 ns	1.99 ns	4.73 *	1.24 ns
Shoot Cd uptake	2.84 ns	1.55 ns	943.67 ***	1.35 ns	2.84 ns	1.55 ns	1.35 ns
Root Cd uptake	0.59 ns	1.47 ns	274.506 ***	3.67 *	0.59 ns	1.47 ns	3.67 *