Deptt. of Soil Science, CCS Haryana Agril. University, Hisar
The dry matter yield of maize significantly decreased with the increasing levels of Cd in soil at all levels of Zn; the application of Zn did not effect the yield in general. Both Cd and Zn decreased the reducing, non-reducing and total sugars of maize. Protein content of plants increased with increasing levels of Cd and Zn but the increase was more with Cd than Zn. The free amino acids increased significantly with Cd and decreased with Zn application.
