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CSIRO Division of Soils/CRC for Soil and Land Management, PMB 2, Glen Osmond, South Australia 5064;
South Australian Dep. of Primary Industry, State Chemistry Lab., Divett Place, Adelaide, South Australia 5000.
* Corresponding author (mclaughlin{at}adsoil.adl.soils.csiro.au).
ABSTRACT
Elevated Cd concentrations have been observed in potato (Solatium tuberosum L.) tubers from commercial crops in certain regions of southern Australia. Reasons for enhanced Cd uptake by tubers were investigated by a survey of commercial crops and associated soils. Eighty-nine sites were selected and paired tuber and soil samples taken. Concentration of Cd in tubers was compared to potato variety, tuber elemental composition, and chemical-physical characteristics of topsoil (0–150) and subsoil (150–300 mm). Tuber Cd concentrations were positively related to soil electrical conductivity (EC) and extractable Cl (R2 = 0.62, P < 0.001) in the topsoil, with extractable Cl accounting for more variation than EC. Tuber Cd concentrations were not strongly related (R2 = 0.23, P < 0.05) to potato variety alone. However, inclusion of variety and EDTA-extractable Zn with water-extractable Cl in a multivariate model resulted in a small but significant improvement in the variance accounted for by the model (R2=0.73, P < 0.001). Tuber Cd was unrelated to tuber concentrations of P or S, but was positively related to concentrations of major cations in the tuber, particularly Na. Soil pH, total C, EDTA-extractable Cd, or particle-size distribution were not correlated to tuber Cd concentrations, either singly or after inclusion in a multivariate model with soil Cl concentrations. As Cl is known to mobilize soil Cd and increase its phytoavailability, elevated Cd concentrations in potato tubers in southern Australia appear to be largely a result of the use of saline irrigation waters.
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