PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Hirzel, J.
AU  - Retamal-Salgado, J.
AU  - Walter, I.
AU  - Matus, I.
TI  - Residual effect of cadmium applications in different crop rotations and environments on durum wheat cadmium accumulation
AID  - 10.2489/jswc.74.1.41
DP  - 2019 Jan 01
TA  - Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
PG  - 41--50
VI  - 74
IP  - 1
4099  - http://www.jswconline.org/content/74/1/41.short
4100  - http://www.jswconline.org/content/74/1/41.full
AB  - Cadmium (Cd) is one of the heavy metals commonly present in soils that is toxic for living organisms and carcinogenic in humans. The uptake of Cd by a crop depends on various factors such as soil properties, plant-soil interaction, fertilizer management, and previous crop. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the residual effect of three Cd rates applied in three preceding crops (durum wheat [Triticum turgidum L. var durum], white lupine [Lupinus albus L.], and narrow-leafed lupine [Lupineus angustifolius L.]) on total dry matter, grain yield, and Cd concentration and uptake in three durum wheat cultivars in four environments. The residual effect of a cadmium chloride (CdCl2) dose applied in the preceding crop to durum wheat was affected by location and previous crop, with the greatest effect in La Serena with narrow-leafed lupines as the preceding crop. Finally, in soils where a critical level of Cd is present, narrow-leafed lupines should not be used as a previous crop to durum wheat.