Uptake and Distribution of Cd in Sweet Maize Grown on Contaminated Soils: A Field-Scale Study

Table 1

Selected physical and chemical characteristics of soil in the field.

Parameter	Value (mean ± SD,  𝑛=3)
OM (%)	24.37±5.26
pH	6.25±0.19
CEC (cmol·kg^−1)	31.51±2.83
Available N (mg·kg^−1)	179.85±38.7
Available P (mg·kg^−1)	82.73±18.15
Available K (mg·kg^−1)	313.17±63.40
Total Cd (mg·kg^−1)	1.432±0.276
Extractable Cd (mg·kg^−1)	0.315±0.038