Abstract
Present research evaluated the copper (Cu) concentration in wheat varieties grown on organic waste amended soil of Sargodha, Pakistan. For this study, both pot and field experiments were conducted to determine the copper bioaccumulation in wheat vegetative parts due to organic wastes (farm manure, press mud, poultry waste and municipal solid waste) amended soil. Results presented that root samples showed higher Cu concentration than other parts. Analyzed Cu concentration was 3.78-12.23mg/kg in root, 3.79-11.99mg/kg in shoot and 3.76-12.29mg/kg in grains. Maximum concentration was observed in MILLAT-11 variety grains and PM-200 treatment. The results of this research study showed that when the concentrations of the applied treatment in the soil were increased, Cu level was also increased in soil, root, shoot and grain but observed within safe limits for all the samples. Study recommended that organic wastes especially press mud must be treated for their appliance in agricultural lands. Metal level in food crops must be regularly monitories to prevent the heavy metal toxicity in human food chain. Government should make strategies to educate the farmer's and regularly monitories the metal level in food crops to secure the public health.