Bibliographic citations
Balta, R., (2019). El carbón activado y el biocarbón en la asimilación del cadmio por el tomate (Solanum lycopersicum L.) bajo el invernadero [Tesis, Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina]. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12996/3874
Balta, R., El carbón activado y el biocarbón en la asimilación del cadmio por el tomate (Solanum lycopersicum L.) bajo el invernadero [Tesis]. : Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina; 2019. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12996/3874
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title = "El carbón activado y el biocarbón en la asimilación del cadmio por el tomate (Solanum lycopersicum L.) bajo el invernadero",
author = "Balta Crisologo, Rafael Ananias",
publisher = "Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina",
year = "2019"
}
Cadmium (Cd) is a very toxic heavy metal; its presence in harvested products has been concerning both nationally and globally since the last decade. Currently, several institutions are looking for methodologies to reduce Cd uptake by crops; implementing the use of organic matter sources such as activated carbon and biochar, used in the remediation of contaminated soils, due to its high adsorption capacity. In view of the critical situation, the objective was to evaluate the effect of activated charcoal and biochar on the absorption of cadmium by plants of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.); also, the effect of these amendments on dry matter production, total Cd uptake and distribution between the different plant tissues, and effect N, P, K, Ca and Mg uptake by tomato. Plastic pots were filled with 5 kg of washed sand and applied with 50 mg kg-1 of Cd. Biochar and activated charcoal were applied at doses of 0.5, 1.0, 2.5 and 5.0 g kg-1 of sand. A treatment without carbon application was included as control. The variables evaluated were dry matter production and concentrations of total Cd, N, P, K, Ca and Mg by tomato plants. The experimental units were distributed in a completely randomized design with factorial arrangement of 2 x 4 with four replicates, plus a control. Tomato plants treated with activated charcoal registered a total Cd uptake of 3.40 mg pot-1, showing statistical differences with respect to the plants treated with biochar and the control, with rates of 5.21 and 4.03 mg Cd pot-1, respectively. Plants treated with biochar were more efficient in the absorption of nutrients; as well as in dry matter production with average values of 23.17 g pot-1 compared to those treated with activated charcoal that reached 21.10 g dry matter pot-1; the latter, unlike the biochar, did not register statistical differences with respect to the witness. In conclusion, activated charcoal was more efficient than biochar in reducing the availability and absorption of Cd by tomato plants; but it also reduced the absorption of nutrients such as N, P, K, Ca and Mg.
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