镉胁迫对菊芋生理变化及镉富集的影响

通过用耐镉性较好的徐州菊芋和耐镉性较弱的潍坊菊芋进行对比试验,设置土培CK(Cd~(2+) 0 mmol/L,即对照组)、T1(Cd~(2+) 0.1 mmol/L)、T2(Cd~(2+) 0.5 mmol/L)和T3(Cd~(2+) 1.0 mmol/L)4个处理组,探讨菊芋镉胁迫下各项生理指标和根际土壤指标以及富集能力的影响。结果表明:经过不同镉浓度胁迫21天后,2个菊芋品种的根长、株高、叶长、叶宽均受到相应程度的抑制,抗氧化酶活性随镉浓度的增加而减弱;但丙二醛(MDA)含量变化有所不同,潍坊菊芋的MDA含量伴着镉胁迫加深而增加,徐州菊芋只在T3镉浓度下才出现明显的上升变化,并在21天时达到峰值,为对照组的3.52倍。根际土壤pH大致呈现出持续下降趋势,镉处理20天时潍坊菊芋和徐州菊芋根际土壤pH均在T3处理下达到最低,降幅分别为3.85%和3.41%;有机质含量却表现出不断增加的状态,T3镉处理至第20天时,潍坊菊芋最大增幅为38.60%,徐州菊芋为36.01%;随着施加镉浓度的变大,抑制了菊芋对土壤碱解氮的吸收,总体上潍坊菊芋受抑制程度大于徐州菊芋。2个菊芋品种对镉的富集效果也不同,徐州菊芋各器官镉富集量均高于潍坊菊芋;在转运镉方面,潍坊菊芋根部的镉均等地转移到了叶、茎上,徐州菊芋则将大部分从根部转移到茎上。综上所述,菊芋在镉胁迫下体现出一定的抗性,具有较强镉富集能力,徐州菊芋镉富集能力更为明显。因此,将能源植物菊芋应用于镉污染土壤兼具经济和生态意义。     

土壤主要理化性质对湘粤污染农田镉稳定效果的影响

利用盆栽试验研究了稳定剂(石灰、海泡石联合施用)对湖南、广东两省区不同性质土壤上生长的小青菜(Brassica chinensis L.)生物量、重金属吸收以及土壤pH和重金属提取态含量的影响,探讨了影响镉(Cd)稳定修复效果的土壤性质参数。结果表明:施加稳定剂对增加酸性土壤上小青菜生物量效果显著,土壤pH、有机质(OM)、全量Cd和黏粒是影响小青菜生物量变化的主要因素;土壤pH、阳离子交换量(CEC)、OM、黏粒是影响小青菜Cd含量变化的主要因素;土壤pH、CEC、全量Cd和黏粒是影响土壤提取态Cd含量变化的主要因素。     

Assessment of heavy metal uptake and translocation in Dyera costulata for phytoremediation of cadmium contaminated soil

Abstract

Heavy metal pollution is a widespread global problem causing serious environmental concern. Cadmium, one of the heavy metals, is water soluble and can be transferred from soil to plants and enter into the food chain. It is detrimental to human health because it accumulates in the body and can cause renal tubular dysfunction, pulmonary emphysema and osteoporosis. This heavy metal needs to be cleaned up for a clean and safe environment. An experiment was conducted to evaluate the potential of Dyera costulata as a phytoremediator to absorb cadmium from contaminated soils. Dyera costulata seedlings were planted on six different growth media (soil + different levels of cadmium): Control, 25 ppm Cd, 50 ppm Cd, 75 ppm Cd, 100 ppm Cd and 150 ppm Cd. The highest growth performance mainly height, basal diameter and number of leaves were in the control, 50 ppm Cd and 25 ppm Cd treatments, respectively. The highest accumulation of cadmium (52.9 ppm) was in the 75 ppm Cd treatment. Among the plant parts, leaves showed the highest concentration of cadmium. Dyera costulata showed high translocation factor and low bioconcentration factor values in soil at high cadmium concentrations and was also able to tolerate and accumulate high concentrations of cadmium. The roots of Dyera costulata were found to be suitable for the absorption of cadmium in contaminated soils. This species can be an efficient phytoremediator for soils contaminated with cadmium.     

Effect of Zinc Application on Cadmium Uptake of Maize Grown in Alkaline Soil

The aim of this research is to investigate the effect of zinc (Zn) application on cadmium (Cd) uptake of maize (Zea mays L.) grown in alkaline soil. Four doses of cadmium (Cd; 0, 2.5, 5, and 10 ppm) in the form of cadmium chloride and four doses of Zn (0, 10, 20, and 40 ppm) in the form of zinc sulfate were applied to the soils. Plants were harvested at the 45th day of their developments. The Cd amounts in shoots and roots were analyzed separately. Significant differences between Cd amounts in shoots and roots are obtained with the application of different Zn doses (P < 0.01). In all Cd levels, Zn application increases Cd in both shoots and roots relative to Cd contents of plants grown in the pots that not applied Zn. It is also found that Cd content of the roots is greater than that of shoots.     

Cadmium bioavailability to Nicotiana tabacum L., Nicotiana rustica L., and Zea mays L. grown in soil amended or not amended with cadmium nitrate

Summary Mature (flowering) tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum cv. PBD6, Nicotiana rustica cv. Brasilia) and maize (Zea mays cv. INRA 260) plants were grown in an acid sandy-clay soil, enriched to 5.4 mg Cd kg^–1 dry weight soil with cadmium nitrate. The plants were grown in containers in the open air. No visible symptoms of Cd toxicity developed on plant shoots over the 2-month growing period. Dry-matter yields showed that while the Nicotiana spp. were unaffected by the Cd application the yield of Z. mays decreased by 21%. Cd accumulation and distribution in leaves, stems and roots were examined. In the control treatment (0.44 mg Cd kg^–1 dry weight soil), plant Cd levels ranged from 0.4 to 6.8 mg kg^–1 dry weight depending on plant species and plant parts. Soil Cd enrichment invariably increased the Cd concentrations in plant parts, which varied from 10.1 to 164 mg kg^–1 dry weight. The maximum Cd concentrations occurred in the leaves of N. tabacum. In N. rustica 75% of the total Cd taken up by the plant was transported to the leaves, and 81% for N. tabacum irrespective of the Cd level in the soil. In contrast, the Cd concentrations in maize roots were almost five times higher than those in the leaves. More than 50% of the total Cd taken up by maize was retained in the roots at both soil Cd levels. The Cd level in N. tabacum leaves was 1.5 and 2 times higher at the low and high Cd soil level, respectively, than that in N. rustica leaves, but no significant difference was found in root Cd concentrations between the two Nicotiana spp.Cd bioavailability was calculated as the ratio of the Cd level in the control plants to that in the soil or as the ratio of the additional Cd taken up from cadmium nitrate to the amount of Cd applied. The results showed that the plant species used can be ranked in a decreasing order as follows: N. tabacum > N. rustica > Z. mays.     

Growth and cadmium accumulation in selected switchgrass cultivars

Abstract

Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) has potential as a sustainable biofuel crop. Utilizing alternative sources of fertilizer nutrients could enhance production of switchgrass. However, alternative sources of fertilizer such as sewage sludge sometimes contain heavy metals such as cadmium (Cd) and the response of switchgrass to Cd is not known. Four switchgrass cultivars (Alamo, Blackwell, Cave‐in‐Rock, and Trailblazer) grown in sand culture were watered twice weekly with a nutrient solution containing Cd. Cadmium levels in solution were 0, 1, 2, 4, 8, and 16 mg Cd L^‐1. Plants were harvested 63 d after planting and separated into leaf blade, stem (culm + leaf sheath), and root components. Tissue Cd concentrations were determined using atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Cultivars differed (P<0.05) by less than 15% for biomass accumulation and allocation among plant parts. Cadmium levels of 16 mg L^‐1 reduced biomass yields by 31% for roots, 39% for leaf blades, and 47% for stems as compared to no added Cd. At 16 mg Cd L^‐1, Cd concentration in leaf blades was 9.9 mg kg^‐1. The highest levels of Cd (329 mg kg^‐1) were found in roots of Blackwell and Trailblazer grown at the highest Cd level. Cadmium at 16 mg Cd L^‐1 is phytotoxic to switchgrass and accumulates in all plant parts. The cultivars tested in this study did not differ in biomass accumulation in response to Cd; however, Cd accumulation in plant parts differed among cultivars. Consideration of Cd uptake should be a part of switchgrass cultivar selection when grown in the presence of Cd.     

干旱与Cd双重胁迫对土壤-小麦-蚜虫系统Cd转移规律影响的研究

为探究干旱和重金属双重胁迫对土壤-小麦-蚜虫系统内Cd转移规律的影响,为小麦蚜虫的生态调节提供理论依据,本研究以麦长管蚜[Sitobionavenae(Fabricius)]为研究对象,用原子吸收分光光度法分别测定不同土壤Cd含量(100 mg?kg-1、200 mg?kg-1)及不同程度干旱胁迫(无胁迫、中度胁迫、重度胁迫)处理下小麦根茎叶及蚜虫体内的Cd含量。结果表明:土壤Cd含量及干旱单一胁迫均对小麦及蚜虫体内的Cd含量造成了显著影响(P0.05)。两者交互作用对小麦根部及叶部的Cd含量影响显著,而对小麦茎部及蚜虫体内Cd含量影响不显著。在相同胁迫条件下, Cd在小麦中的积累分布为根茎叶。随着干旱胁迫程度增大,小麦根部Cd含量及土壤-根转移系数降低,茎部Cd含量及根-茎转移系数升高,麦长管蚜Cd含量在土壤Cd含量100mg?kg-1下高于土壤Cd含量200 mg?kg-1;中度干旱胁迫增加了麦长管蚜体内Cd累积量,而重度干旱胁迫则降低了其体内Cd累积量。叶-蚜虫的Cd转移系数明显大于土壤-根、根-茎和茎-叶转移系数且大于1,说明Cd在麦长管蚜体内产生了生物富集作用。综上所述,干旱胁迫促进了Cd从土壤向小麦茎部转移和根部Cd累积,但抑制了Cd从根部到茎部转移和茎部Cd累积;中度干旱胁迫促进了麦长管蚜体内Cd的积累,而重度干旱胁迫抑制了麦长管蚜体内Cd的积累。     

Copper nutrition of greenhouse roses relative to supplementary irradiation and growing medium 1

‘Samantha’ roses (Rosa hybrida L.) potted in sand or soil mixture were grown under natural or HPS supplementary irradiation and fertilized with 0.05, 0.25, 0.5, 2.5 or 5.0 ppm Cu in each irrigation. Foliar and root Cu contents increased relative to the Cu level in solution while leaf and root Fe contents were reduce with higher concentration of Cu applied. Growing medium influenced the pattern of foliar content response to Cu concentration. In sand, the effect of Cu level in solution was evident from the beginning of the experiment whereas in soil mixture the effect was observed only after six months. Plant growth and flower production was reduced only in plants grown in sand and fertilized with 2.5 and 5.0 ppm Cu. No Cu deficiency symptoms were observed even though leaf content in plants grown in soil mixture was as low as 2.2 ppm. High Cu level in solution induced Fe deficiency symptoms, especially in plants grown in sand. Supplementary irradiation did not influence the effect of Cu fertilization level on foliar content or flower production. Most of the Cu applied was retained in the upper 5 cm layer of soil mixture reducing its availability for plant uptake.     

Single and Combined Effects of Cadmium and Zinc on Carrots: Uptake and Bioaccumulation

ABSTRACT

The present study was conducted to evaluate the effects of different concentrations of cadmium (Cd) and zinc (Zn), singly and in combination, on uptake and bioaccumulation of Cd and Zn in Daucus carota L. (carrot) grown under natural field conditions. Carrot plants were treated with two Cd concentrations (10 and 100 μg mL^?1), two Zn concentrations (100 and 300 μg mL^?1), and two combined concentrations of Cd and Zn (10 + 100 and 100 + 300 μg mL^?1) 15 d after seed germination. Treatments were repeated at 10 d intervals up to 90 d of plant age. A control was also kept without a Cd or Zn treatment. Uptake, total accumulation rate (TAR), bioconcentration factor (BCF), primary transport index (PTI), secondary transport index (STI), and accumulation of Cd and Zn in root, stem, and leaf were quantified. The results show that uptake, TAR, and accumulation of Cd and Zn are concentration-dependent phenomena. Highest accumulation of Cd and Zn was found in the root, followed by the stem and then leaves. The results also showed that bioaccumulation of Cd in root, stem, and leaf was greater at the low metal-application rates of Cd and Zn in combination than at the higher rate. This study further showed that interactions of Zn and Cd are dependent on the concentrations of those metals in the soil.     

Long-Term Effects of Aluminum and Cadmium on Growth,Leaf Anatomy,and Photosynthetic Pigments of Cotton

Aluminum (Al) and cadmium (Cd) are two elements that contaminate soil in different ways as waste products of some industrial processes and that can be tolerated by some plant species in different concentrations. In this study, growth parameters of leaves and stems (fresh and dry weights, stem lengths, leaf surface area, and lamina thickness), anatomical changes in leaves (lower and upper epidermis, stomata and mesophyll tissue), and photosynthetic pigment contents (chlorophyll a and b, total chlorophyll, and carotenoids) were investigated in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L. cv. Nazilli 84S), which was treated with Al and Cd for 3 months. Cotton seedlings were grown in greenhouse conditions and watered with Hoagland nutrient solutions, which contained 0, 100, and 200 μM aluminum chloride (AlCl₃) and cadmium chloride (CdCl₂). It was observed that reduced soil pH positively affected many parameters in cotton plants. Aluminum accumulation was greater in leaves than stems while the opposite was true for Cd accumulation. Leaves and stems of cotton plants treated with 100 and 200 μM Al and Cd showed slight growth changes; however, high concentrations of Al (200 μM) caused significant reductions in leaf area and leaf fresh weight, whereas stem fresh weight decreased with 200 μM Cd treatment. Anatomical parameters were mostly affected significantly under both concentrations of Al and Cd solutions (100 and 200 μM). The results revealed that the anatomical changes in the leaves varied in both treatments, and the long-term effect of the tested metals did not include harmful effects on anatomical structures. Moreover, the variations could be signals of tolerance or adaptive mechanisms of the leaves under the determined concentrations.     

外源乙烯对镉处理下玉米幼苗生理代谢的影响

为探讨外源乙烯缓解玉米（Zea mays）幼苗镉（Cd）毒害的生理机制,通过水培试验研究了Cd处理下,外源乙烯对玉米幼苗相关生理指标与Cd的亚细胞分布的影响,以不做任何处理为空白对照,以Cd处理和（NH₄）₂SO₄处理为试验对照。结果显示,相对Cd处理,乙烯和（NH₄）₂SO₄处理可显著降低Cd胁迫下玉米幼苗H₂O₂和丙二醛（MDA）含量,使净光合速率分别提升1.23倍和1.22倍;显著降低抗氧化物酶[超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）、过氧化氢酶（CAT）]活性,抗氧化物质[抗坏血酸（AsA）、谷胱甘肽（GSH）]含量则显著上升。另外,相对于Cd处理,乙烯+Cd处理可使玉米幼苗ATP硫酸化酶活性、谷胱甘肽还原酶（GR）活性、半胱氨酸和还原型谷胱甘肽（GSH）含量分别上升54.43%、27.93%、50.77%和49.85%,而对非蛋白硫醇（NPT）和植物螯合素（PCs）含量无显著性影响。在乙烯+Cd处理的基础上添加GSH合成抑制剂BSO（buthionine sulfoximine）可导致玉米叶片GSH含量显著降低,H₂O₂含量上升,光合速率下降。外源乙烯可显著降低Cd胁迫下玉米叶片Cd含量,而显著提升根部细胞壁和液泡中Cd含量。因此,外源乙烯一方面通过提升玉米叶片GSH和AsA含量,增强叶片非酶促抗氧化能力,而非通过抗氧化酶促反应和NPT、PCs的螯合作用;另一方面则通过根细胞壁的固定作用和液泡区室化作用,减少Cd向玉米叶片中的转移,从而缓解Cd毒害。研究结果可为乙烯作为潜在的作物重金属拮抗剂提供理论依据。     

Nitrogen and oxygen isotope ratios of nitrous oxide emitted from soil and produced by nitrifying and denitrifying bacteria

The isotopic composition at natural abundance levels of nitrous oxide emitted from a sandy loam, neutral pH soil under a range of soil water contents (matric potentials of-0.1,-1.0 and-5.0 kPa), from soil amended with sodium succinate and sodium ethanoate, and produced by pure cultures of the nitrifying bacteria Nitrosomonas europaea and Nitrosolobus multiformis, and by the denitrifying bacterium Pseudomonas putida, has been determined in laboratory experiments. N₂O from all sources was depleted in the ¹⁵N and ¹⁸O isotopes relative to the conventional references [atmospheric N₂ and standard mean ocean water (SMOW), respectively]. N₂O from soil was depleted in ¹⁵N and ¹⁸O to increasing extents with increasing soil water content. The isotopic composition of N₂O produced by N. europaea and N. multiformis was similar to that emitted from drier soil (matric potential of-1.0 kPa) and the N₂O produced by P. putida was similar to that emitted from wetter soil (matric potential of-0.1 kPa). N₂O emitted from the wetter soil was enriched in ¹⁵N and ¹⁸O compared with that emitted from the drier soil. The differences in isotopic composition between N₂O from the wetter and drier soil were attributed principally to isotopic fractionation during N₂O reduction to N₂ in the terminal step of denitrification. The effect of both sodium succinate and sodium ethanoate amendment was to increase the overall rate of N₂O emission, much of which arose from denitrification, as revealed by incubation in 100 kPa O₂. In addition, in the sodium ethanoate amended soil N₂O reduction to N₂ did not occur, as revealed by incubation in 10 kPa C₂H₂. The N₂O from the sodium ethanoate amended soil was depleted in ¹⁵N to a greater extent than the sodium succinate amended soil, which is consistent with the observation that N₂O reduction to N₂ leaves residual N₂O relatively enriched in ¹⁵N.     

不同马铃薯品种对Cd、Pb吸收累积的差异

采用田间试验法,以中南地区主要种植的11个马铃薯品种为研究对象,测定马铃薯植株各部位重金属Cd、Pb含量,探讨不同品种的马铃薯对Cd、Pb的吸收累积差异,为马铃薯的安全种植提供实践参考。结果表明:Cd—Pb复合污染下,马铃薯块茎鲜重、茎叶鲜重以及根、茎叶、块茎中Cd、Pb含量在品种间均表现出显著差异。11个马铃薯品种块茎Cd含量范围为0.39～0.67 mg/kg,超标率100%,块茎Pb含量为0.16～0.43 mg/kg,超标率81.8%。马铃薯各部位Cd、Pb含量均呈现根茎叶块茎的分布特点;马铃薯对Cd的富集系数为2.35～5.56,对Pb富集系数为0.11～0.22,马铃薯富集转运Cd的能力大于Pb。尽管复合重金属靶标危险系数(TTHQ)法评价显示,金湘等5种马铃薯的TTHQ值1,对人体健康风险较小,但结合块茎Cd、Pb含量,建议污染区种植的马铃薯作为工业原料使用更安全。     

N2-fixing bacteria in the rhizosphere: Quantification and hormonal effects on root development

The paper summarizes the results of a series of experiments on enumeration of N₂-fixing bacteria (diazotrophs) and hormonal effects of Azospirillum on root development. Numbers of N₂-fixing and N-heterotrophic bacteria were determined on the root (rhizoplane plus “inner” root surface) and in the rhizosphere soil (0–3 mm from the root surface) of Arrhenatherum elatius, other forage grasses and some herbaceous plant species. Pot experiments involved freshly collected soil from an unfertilized grassland area containing its natural population of N₂-fixing bacteria. The MPN (most probable number) of diazotrophs in relation to the MPN of the total bacterial population was always lower on the root than in the rhizosphere soil, suggesting that diazotrophs were not selectively advantaged at the root surface. Supply of mineral nitrogen (NH₄NO₃) decreased the proportion of N₂-fixing bacteria at the rhizoplane as well as in the rhizosphere soil. Similar results were obtained when N was supplied via the leaves. The data suggest that N₂-fixing bacteria in the rhizosphere are poor competitors once they loose their competitive advantage of binding dinitrogen. Correspondingly, the increase in the MPN of the diazotrophs found during plant development was interpreted as a result of decreased available combined N in the rhizosphere. The proportion of N₂-fixing bacteria relative to the total number of bacteria was generally below 1%. Considering the potential amount of substrate released from the roots and the substrate requirement of the bacterial population, N₂-fixation was considered insignificant for plant growth under the given conditions. For the investigations on possible beneficial effects on plant development by bacterial hormones, Azospirillum brasilense was chosen because evidence suggests that amongst the soil bacteria releasing hormones, especially IAA, certain strains of this species are more important than other bacteria. Application of A. brasilense Cd (ATCC 29710) onto the roots of young wheat plants grown in soil increased the number of lateral roots, the total root length and the number of root hairs. Similar results were obtained after application of IAA. This suggests that IAA is an important factor responsible for the effects observed after inoculation with A. brasilense. The increase in root surface may improve acquisition of nutrients and enhance growth of plants. Another hormonal effect of A. brasilense was an increase in nodulation of Medicago sativa grown on agar. Again pure IAA resulted in a similar increase in nodule number. Increases in nodule number were only in part associated with a change in root morphology. Therefore an effect of IAA on the plant immanent regulation system for nodulation is likely.     

Phytotoxicity of Cadmium in Radish and Its Effects on Growth,Yield, and Cadmium Uptake

A greenhouse experiment was conducted to study the effects of cadmium (Cd) on growth, biomass yield, and Cd uptake in three radish (Raphanus sativus L.) varieties at the Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bangalore, India, during 2008–2009. Plants were subjected to different Cd levels by application of cadmium nitrate [Cd (NO₃)₂] at the rates of 0, 50, 100, and 200 mg Cd kg^?1 soil. Length and fresh and dry biomass yields of shoots and roots decreased because of the phytotoxic effect of Cd. Among three varieties, Japanese White Long showed the greatest sensitivity to Cd toxicity. The accumulation of Cd in shoots and roots was greatest in Japanese White Long, which had greater bioconcentration factor values. Variety Arka Nishanth recorded lower bioconcentration factor values and greater transfer coefficient values, indicating lower Cd accumulation in root tubers in this variety. Hence, variety Arka Nishanth can be preferred in Cd-contaminated soils.     

不同母质土壤-水稻系统Cd吸收累积特征及差异

通过选取土壤有效态镉(Cd)含量相近、母质不同的水稻土河沙泥(河流冲积物发育)和紫泥田(紫色砂页岩母质发育),添加不同浓度的外源Cd(0,0.5,1,2,5mg/kg)模拟Cd污染稻田土壤进行盆栽试验,研究不同母质稻田土壤Cd胁迫条件下水稻不同生育期对Cd吸收累积的差异,并推算出土壤Cd环境安全临界值。结果表明,水稻生育期2种土壤有效态Cd含量均在分蘖期最高,河沙泥有效态Cd含量平均为0.47mg/kg,紫泥田平均为0.36mg/kg,同一外源Cd水平下,河沙泥土壤有效态Cd含量高于紫泥田。对河沙泥而言,随着外源Cd浓度的增加,水稻总生物量呈现先增加后下降的趋势,当外源Cd浓度为1mg/kg时达到最大生物量,为47.11g/pot;而紫泥田水稻生物量呈现逐渐增加的趋势,但各处理间差异不显著(P0.05)。2种土壤中水稻糙米、谷壳、茎叶、根Cd含量均随外源Cd浓度的增加而增加,整体分布特征为根茎叶谷壳糙米,且河沙泥高于紫泥田;河沙泥水稻平均Cd累积量为51.71μg/pot,紫泥田平均Cd累积量为42.56μg/pot,2种土壤成熟期水稻Cd累积量对比分蘖期分别增加1.45,1.07倍。回归分析表明,河沙泥和紫泥田稻米Cd超标的土壤Cd安全临界值分别为2.03,3.14mg/kg。水稻对Cd的吸收累积特征及土壤Cd安全临界值因土壤母质不同而存在显著差异。     

Effects of Soil Amended with Cadmium and Lead on Growth,Yield, and Metal Accumulation and Distribution in Parsley

A greenhouse experiment was designed to determine the cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) distribution and accumulation in parsley plants grown on soil amended with Cd and Pb. The soil was amended with 0, 5, 10 20, 40, 60, 80, and 100 mg Cd kg^?1 in the form of cadmium nitrate [Cd(NO₃)₂] and 0, 5, 10, 50 and 100 mg Pb kg^?1 in the form of lead nitrate [Pb(NO₃)₂]. The main soil properties; concentrations of the diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA)–extractable metals lead (Pb), Cd, copper (Cu), iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), and manganese (Mn) in soil; plant growth; and total contents of metals in shoots and roots were measured. The DTPA-extractable Cd was increased significantly by the addition of Cd. Despite the fact that Pb was not applied, its availability was significantly greater in treatments 40–100 mg Cd kg^?1 compared with the control. Fresh biomass was increased significantly in treatments of 5 and 10 mg Cd kg^?1 as compared to the control. Further addition of Cd reduced fresh weight but not significantly, although Cd concentration in shoots reached 26.5 mg kg^?1. Although Pb was not applied with Cd, its concentration in parsley increased significantly in treatments with 60, 80, and 100 mg Cd g^?1 compared with the others. Available soil Pb was increased significantly with Pb levels; nevertheless, the increase was small compared to the additions of Pb to soil. There were no significant differences in shoot and root fresh weights between treatments, although metal contents reached 20.0 mg Pb kg^?1 and 16.4 mg Pb kg^?1 respectively. Lead accumulation was enhanced by Pb treatments, but the positive effect on its uptake was not relative to the increase of Pb rates. Cadmium was not applied, and yet considerable uptake of Cd by control plants was evident. The interactive effects of Pb and Cd on their availability in soil and plants and their relation to other metals are also discussed.     

Effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal inoculation on cadmium accumulation by different tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) types

The effect of arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM) on cadmium (Cd) uptake by tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) was studied in a pot experiment. Three commercial varieties, Basma BEK, K326 and TN90, representing three distinct tobacco types, were each grown in a different soil with nutritional conditions matching as closely as possible their requirements for field production. Cd concentrations in these soils were within the background range. Each variety was either non-mycorrhizal or inoculated with one of five AM fungal isolates. Cd concentration in leaves was decreased by inoculation with selected isolates in the K326 and TN90 variety grown in acidic soils. In contrast, it was increased by inoculation with most isolates in the Basma BEK variety grown in a basic soil with low Cd availability. Besides, plants of all three varieties had significantly higher leaf concentrations of phosphorus and nitrogen in some inoculated treatments. The percentage of root colonisation was mostly low in the inoculated treatments. In the Basma BEK and TN90 variety, the tested AM fungal isolates differed in their ability to colonise roots, but no correlation was found between the root colonisation of an isolate and its effects on the Cd concentrations in tobacco leaves. One isolate influenced most pronouncedly Cd concentrations and improved mineral nutrition in all the three combinations of variety and soil despite its low colonisation levels. AM symbiosis probably affected Cd uptake of tobacco by indirect mechanisms such as stimulation of root growth or mycorrhizal plant mediated changes in chemical or biological soil properties.     

Evaluation of Extraction Methods for Plant-Available Soil Cadmium to Wheat by Several Extraction Methods in Cadmium-Polluted Paddy Field

To develop a new method for the extraction of plant-available cadmium (Cd), the correlation between the Cd content of polluted soil extracted with several extractants and the Cd content of wheat plants (variety “A” Triticum aestivum L.) was examined. Among the HCI concentrations of soil extractants tested, the content of 0.025 mol L^?1 HCI (HCl_0.025)-extractable Cd of soil showed a significant correlation with the Cd content of wheat grain and Cd uptake by shoot. The correlation between the soil Cd content extracted with 1 mol L^?1 NH₄Cl and the Cd content of wheat grain was nearly the same as that in the case of HCI_0.025. In contrast, other reagents such as MgCl₂, diethylenetriaminepentaacetate (DTPA) and tetra-sodium pyrophosphate (Na₄P₂O₇) could not give a good correlation between the extractable Cd content of soil and the Cd content of wheat grain. Therefore, it was considered that HCl_0.025-extractable Cd is a suitable indicator of the content of plant-available Cd of soil to wheat. This extraction method can be applied to weakly acid Grey Lowland soil. Using the equation for the relation between the content of HCl_0.025-extractable Cd of soil and the Cd content of grain of the wheat variety “A”, the Cd content of grain of other 11 wheat varieties was evaluated. The wheat variety “A” showed the lowest absorption of Cd. The Cd content of variety “B” grain was located on the regression line of that of variety “A”, suggesting that both varieties exhibited the lowest ability to absorb Cd among the varieties tested. Grain yields of both “A” and “B” varieties were reasonably high. On the other hand, other varieties showed a substantially high ability to absorb soil Cd compared with the varieties “A” and “B”. The new method proposed for the determination of the content of plantavailable Cd proved to be suitable for the evaluation of plant-available Cd of soil and also for the screening of wheat varieties with a high or low Cd accumulation capacity in grain.     

Effect of successive cuttings on uptake and partitioning of 15N among plant parts of Leucaena leucocephala

Summary We studied the effect of three successive cuttings on N uptake and fixation and N distribution in Leucaena leucocephala. Two isolines, uninoculated or inoculated with three different Rhizobium strains, were grown for 36 weeks and cut every 12 weeks. The soil was labelled with 50 ppm KNO₃ enriched with 10 atom % ¹⁵N excess soon after the first cutting. Except for the atom % ¹⁵N excess in branches of K28 at the second cutting, both the L. leucocephala isolines showed similar patterns of total N, fixed N₂, and N from fertilizer distribution in different parts of the plant at each cutting. The Rhizobium strain did not influence the partitioning of ¹⁵N among the different plant parts. Significant differences in ¹⁵N enrichment occurred in different parts. Live nodules of both isolines showed the lowest atom % ¹⁵N excess values (0.087), followed by leaves (0.492), branches (0.552), stems (0.591), and roots (0.857). The roots contained about 60% of the total plant N and about 70% of the total N derived from fertilizer over the successive cuttings. The total N₂ fixed in the roots was about 60% of that fixed in the whole plant, while the shoots contained only 20% of the fixed N₂. We conclude that N reserves in roots and nodules constitute another N source that must be taken into account when estimating fixed N₂ or the N balance after pruning or cutting plants. ¹⁵N enrichment declined up to about fivefold in the reference and the N₂-fixing plants over 24 weeks following the ¹⁵N application. The proportion and the amounts of N derived from fertilizer decreased, while the amount derived from N₂ fixation increased with time although its proportion remained constant.