The impact of foliar salt deposition, similar to that which is predicted to occur in the vicinity of the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, was investigated on cantaloupe and cotton. Simulated salt drift was applied throughout the growing season. There was an increase in the amount of lead found in the fruit harvested from the highest treatment level as compared to the untreated plants. No other observable salt-induced responses were observed in the cantaloupe. A trend toward reduced yields was observed in the cotton plots receiving the salt treatments.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/214143 |
| Date | 04 1900 |
| Creators | Hofmann, W. C., Bartels, P. G., Karpiscak, M. M., Else, P. T. |
| Contributors | Oebker, Norman F., Kingdon, Lorraine B. |
| Publisher | College of Agriculture, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ) |
| Source Sets | University of Arizona |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text, Article |
| Relation | Series P-66, 370066 |
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