Soil factors influencing heavy metal concentrations in medicinal plants

• Main Authors: Nayan, Dayang Safinah, Ishak, Che Fauziah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2013
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/21744/1/92.%20Soil%20Factors%20Influencing%20Heavy%20Metal%20Concentrations%20in.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/21744/; http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JTAS%20Vol.%2036%20(2)%20May.%202013/05%20Page%20161%20to%20178.pdf

This study was conducted with the aim of finding soil factors which influence heavy metals uptake by medicinal plants. The heavy metal concentrations in medicinal plants at 3 different sites (different soil types) and the soils on which the plants grow were analysed. From the correlation analysis, s...