Browsing CW-Department of Agricultural Sciences and Technology by Subject "Leafy vegetables"

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    • Cadmium Uptake and Distribution to Edible Organs in African Indigenous Vegetables 

      Onyuka, Enos; Husen, Wilhelm van; Nambafu, Godfrey N.; Bessler, Holger; Andika, Darius O.; Gweyi-Onyango, Joseph P.; Mwonga, Samuel; Ulrichs, Christian; Engels, Christof (Tropentag, 2015)
      Cadmium (Cd) is toxic to humans. The most important source for dietary intake is consumption of plant products, whereby Cd concentrations in leafy vegetables are particularly high. In periurban areas, soils are often ...