The content of heavy metals in citrus leaves and fruits from Hongshui river, Nanpan river, qingshui river and Duliujiang river coast were analyzed in order to discuss enrichment characteristics of different citrus varieties. The results indicated that heavy metals enrichment amount in leaves of Ponkan, navel orange and Nanfeng tangerine orange had the same change rule, showing the amount of Zn > Cu > Ni > Cr > Pb > As > Hg > Cd, but there were great differences in fruits of three varieties. On the whole, heavy metal accumulation quantity in leaves was greater than the fruits. In addition, there were distinct differences on cumulating the same heavy metals among different citrus varieties. The results indicated that the citrus orchards in the study region were suitable to develop pollution-free fruit production.
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