The Effect of Liming on the Availability of Cadmium in Soils and Its Uptake in Cacao (Theobroma c acao L.) In Trinidad & Tobago

COMMUNICATIONS IN SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT ANALYSIS(2018)

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Cadmium (Cd) is absorbed and bio-accumulated by cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) trees, resulting in unacceptably elevated levels in cocoa beans, necessitating measures to reduce its uptake from soils. A field experiment, lasting 18 months, was carried out to assess the effectiveness of liming on pH, bioavailability of Cd in soils and its uptake in cacao tissues. The treatments were: (a) control (untreated) and (b) lime-treated trees. Results demonstrated a significant (P < 0.05) increase in the soil pH (lime treated) and a natural fluctuation in pH for the control. For the lime-treated trees, bioavailable Cd levels generally stabilized with no significant change (P > 0.05) compared to the significant (P < 0.05) increase showed by control trees. The Cd levels in the leaves of both treatments decreased, however, the rate of decline in leaf Cd concentrations for lime-treated trees (-0.1378) was 3x faster than control (-0.0497) trees demonstrating the effectiveness of liming.
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Bioavailable,Cacao,cadmium,lime,pH,remediation,soil
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