ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Impact of Foliar Application of Tytanit
on Zn, Li, Ni, Cr, Pb, and Cd Contents
in Celery Leaves
Stanisław Kalembasa, Elżbieta Malinowska, Dorota Kalembasa, Krzysztof Pakuła,
Barbara Symanowicz, Marcin Becher, Dawid Jaremko
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Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities,
Prusa 14, 08-110 Siedlce, Poland
Submission date: 2014-12-15
Final revision date: 2015-02-05
Acceptance date: 2015-02-18
Publication date: 2015-07-27
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2015;24(4):1621-1631
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A pot experiment was carried out in two one-year series to examine the effect of various concentrations
of Tytanit (0.001-3.6%) applied once or twice alongside mineral NPK fertilization, on the content of Zn, Li,
Ni, Cr, Pb, and Cd in celery (Apium graveolens L. var. dulce Mill. Pers.). The total content of select elements
was determined in the solution obtained after dry combustion of celery biomass by atomic emission spectrophotometry
with the inductively coupled plasma technique (ICP-AES). Foliar application of Tytanit at different
concentrations alongside NPK fertilization significantly diversified the content of Zn, Li, Ni, and Pb in
the petioles and leaf blades of celery. Together with the incremental concentrations of Tytanit, a reduction in
the bio-accumulation of Zn, Li, Pb, and Cr was detected in the aerial parts of the plant, although the accumulation
of Ni in the celery biomass increased. A higher content of Ni and Pb was found in the petioles than in
the leaf blades. The contents of Zn, Li, and Cr were higher in the leaf blades than in the petioles, while the
content of Cd was comparable in the petioles and leaf blades. The double application of Tytanit with an
increasing concentration of Ti caused the decreasing Zn uptake by biomass yield of petioles as well as Li with
the yield of petioles and leaf blades. The results indicate that celery is susceptible to accumulation of heavy
metals. The uptake of Zn, Li, Ni, Cr, Pb, and Cd with the celery yield was unambiguously correlated with the
Tytanit application. The quality of yield, and not the volume, should be a determinant used for evaluation in
its production.