Table 3 Mean values of cadmium and lead content garlic edible part (without roots).

From: Garlic (Allium sativum) based interplanting alters the heavy metals absorption and bacterial diversity in neighboring plants

Treatments

N

Cadmium content (mg/kg)

Lead content (mg/kg)

Garlic with P. vittata

3

0.298 ± 0.034

1.382 ± 0.120

Garlic with Conyza canadensis

3

0.093 ± 0.012

0.887 ± 0.114

Garlic with Lolium perenne

3

0.107 ± 0.073

2.081 ± 0.154

  1. N number of sampled plants.
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