Journal of Pollution Effects & Control
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Department of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of Benin, Benin, Nigeria

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• Research Article   
  Implications of Soil Nitrogen Enhancement on the Yield Performance of Soybean (Glycine max) in Cadmium-Polluted Soil
  Author(s): Beckley Ikhajiagbe*, Matthew Chidozie Ogwu, Precious Okeoghene Ekhator and Ivhuobe Izuapa Omoayena
  
  The growth, development and yield of important crop plants like soybean (Glycine max) are constantly under threat by continuous inputs of cadmium in the biosphere as a result of various industrial activities. This study investigated the level to which, addition of nitrogen fertilization can enhance plant survival, growth and yield development in a cadmium-polluted. Three accessions of Glycine max (TGm-1, TGm-2 and TGm-3) were sown in a 12 mg/kg-cadmium polluted, which was thereafter amended with Urea (FU), Ammonia (FA), and Ammonium Nitrate (FN) singly and in combinations of equal proportions. A non-fertilized cadmium-pollutedpolluted soil and a general control constituted the negative and positive controls. Results showed that although N application did not enhance yield dispositions of soybean in cadmium-polluted-polluted soil, significant impact .. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/ 2375-4397.22.10.334

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