Organic Matter and Barium Absorption by Plant Species Grown in an Area Polluted with Scrap Metal Residue

Table 5

Correlation between Ba and P, K and Ca concentrations in shoots.

Element	Oilseed radish		Sunflower		Castor oil plant
	Sugar canefilter cake	Peat	Sugar cane filter cake	Peat	Sugar cane filter cake	Peat
P	0.51^∗	0.07NS	0.76^∗	−0.48NS	−0.78^∗	0.55^∗
K	−0.52^∗	−0.83^∗	0.12NS	−0.00NS	0.78^∗	0.42NS
Ca	−0.05NS	0.13NS	−0.52^∗	−0.04NS	0.73^∗	−0.67

^∗Significant at 𝑃<0.05 and NS: not significant.