Table 5 Effect of treatments on potato yields in pots with different soils (pH < 6.5, 6.5 < pH < 7.5, pH > 7.5) with three different Hg concentrations at the end of the experiment.

From: Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) can be grown safety on human consumption in slight Hg-contaminated soils across China mainland

pH

soil location

CK

LWHg

HGHg

<6.5

Guangdong

213.1 ± 18.1

194.9 ± 14.0

217.4 ± 33.5

Anhui

50.4 ± 5.1

77.8 ± 13.7

52.6 ± 5.2

Hubei

123.4 ± 9.0

128.3 ± 24.7

113.6 ± 17.4

Heilongjiang

186.8 ± 17.4

202.7 ± 21.2

322.1 ± 43.8

Hainan

47.4 ± 6.4

26.0 ± 4.4

26.2 ± 3.6

average

124.2 ± 71.6bA

125.9 ± 72.4bA

146.4 ± 116.8bA

6.5-7.5

Hunan

280.3 ± 28.7

351.7 ± 26.0

308.7 ± 30.1

Zhejiang

166.0 ± 10.1

193.6 ± 33.0

189.9 ± 25.8

Yunan

166.3 ± 20.9

201.9 ± 11.9

240.1 ± 40.3

Jiangsu

302.0 ± 15.2

273.2 ± 22.5

225.6 ± 76.0

average

228.7 ± 69.0 aA

255.1 ± 74.3 aA

241.1 ± 66.8 aA

>7.5

Jilin

413.7 ± 18.3

367.6 ± 52.6

368.1 ± 22.5

Beijing

186.3 ± 5.7

294.8 ± 12.6

294.5 ± 40.0

Sichuan

414.6 ± 14.6

381.7 ± 77.2

337.9 ± 16.3

Xinjiang

277.1 ± 61.7

260.9 ± 12.3

261.8 ± 70.3

Hebei

184.0 ± 12.5

281.0 ± 43.8

294.0 ± 10.7

Shaanxi

176.0 ± 12.1

178.5 ± 19.0

150.4 ± 30.2

Henan

259.7 ± 76.9

249.2 ± 10.3

259.3 ± 12.2

Shanxi

236.3 ± 29.7

245.7 ± 10.1

235.4 ± 39.4

Ningxia

112.4 ± 17.8

170.0 ± 11.6

102.0 ± 18.8

average

251.1 ± 104.0 aA

269.9 ± 78.8 aA

255.9 ± 88.8 aA

  1. *Mean ± SD, different small letters within the same column and different capital letters within the same row for each treatment indicate a significant difference at p < 0.05 by Student’s multiple range tests.