Accumulation properties of cadmium in a selected vegetable-rotation system of southeastern China

A rotation experiment was conducted in a greenhouse with three vegetable crops on red yellowish soil (RYS) and silt loamy soil (SLS) to study Cd accumulation in pak choi ( Brassica chinensis L.), tomato ( Lycopersicon esculentum), and radish ( Raphanus sativus L.). Critical Cd concentrations in the two soils were evaluated for these vegetables based on human dietary toxicity. Cadmium was added as Cd(NO 3) 2 at a rate of 0-7.00 mg Cd kg (-1) soil. Shoot growth was not inhibited by Cd except for radish grown on RYS. A small amount of Cd stimulated growth of the vegetables. Cadmium concentration in edible parts of the vegetables generally increased with Cd concentration in soils but was higher in RYS than SLS. The distribution of Cd in pak choi and tomato decreased in the order root > shoot > fruit, but the order was shoot > root for radish. When Cd content in the edible parts reached maximum contaminant levels for safety food standards, the soil total Cd concentrations were 0.327 and 0.120 mg kg (-1) in RYS and 0.456 and 0.368 mg kg (-1) in SLS for pak choi stem and radish, respectively, whereas ammonium acetate-extractable Cd was 0.066 and 0.089 mg kg (-1) in RYS and 0.116 and 0.092 mg kg (-1) in SLS for pak choi leaf and tomato, respectively, based on food safety standards.     

堆肥缓解土壤镉的植物毒性: 对白菜生长的影响

The growth performance of pakchoi (Brassica chinensis L.) in relation to soil cadmium (Cd) fractionations was investigated to evaluate the remediating effect of poultry manure compost on Cd-contaminated soil. A yellow-brown soil (Alfisol) treated with various levels of Cd (0–50 mg Cd kg-1 soil) was amended with increasing amounts of compost from 0 to 120 g kg-1 . Compost application transformed 47.8%–69.8% of soluble/exchangeable Cd to the organic-bound fraction, and consequently decreased Cd uptake of pakchoi by 56.2%–62.5% as compared with unamended soil. Alleviation of Cd bioavailability by compost was attributed primarily to the increase of soil pH and complexation of Cd by organic matter including dissolved organic matter. In general, the improvement of pakchoi performance was more pronounced in higher Cd-contaminated soil. Addition of large amount of compost also favored the anti-oxidative capability of pakchoi against Cd toxicity. This low cost remediation method seems to be very effective in the restoration of Cd-contaminated soils.     

Compost and phosphorus amendments for stimulating microorganisms and growth of ryegrass in a Ferralsol and a Luvisol

A greenhouse pot experiment was carried out to investigate the effects of different P‐fertilizer application forms (triple superphosphate [TSP], compost + TSP, TSP‐enriched compost) on the growth of ryegrass and the soil microbial biomass. The fertilizers were applied at equivalent doses for all nutrients to a neutral Luvisol in comparison with an acidic Ferralsol. Fertilizer application led to significantly increased contents of microbial biomass C, N, and P. Furthermore, yields of shoot C and root C, and concentrations of P, Ca, Mg, K, Fe, and Mn in shoots and roots were significantly increased. These increases always followed the order TSP < compost + TSP < TSP‐enriched compost. Sole TSP application led only to maximum concentrations of N and S. In the Ferralsol, TSP had only minimal positive effect on the P concentration of the grass shoots. The positive effect of TSP‐enriched compost, i.e., incubating TSP together with compost for 24 h, did not differ between the neutral Luvisol and the acidic Ferralsol, i.e., the effect is independent of the soil type. Consequently, soluble inorganic P fertilizer should generally be mixed into an organic fertilizer before application to soil.     

Phosphorus desorption affected by drying and wetting cycles in Ferralsols and Luvisols of Brazilian Northeast

Semiarid soils are subjected to wetting and drying cycles which influence sorption and desorption of applied phosphorus fertilizer. Phosphorus desorption was determined in soils from toposequences of two soil groups (Ferralsol and Luvisol) from a semiarid area, subjected to wetting and drying cycles. Samples from surface and subsurface horizons of upslope, midslope, and downslope positions were incubated for 4 months with phosphorus doses corresponding to 0, 5, 10, 25, 50, 75, and 100% of the maximum adsorption capacity, under constant moisture (80% water retention capacity) or 12 cycles of wetting and drying. Phosphorus desorption was lower in the Ferralsol than in the Luvisol, and lower in the subsurface than in the surface horizons, probably due to greater clay, Fe, and Al oxides contents, but they were similar among slope positions, of same mineralogy. Desorption tended to be greater in samples submitted to wetting and drying cycles but differences were small. P recovery reached 40–50% in the Luvisol, and 30–40% in the Ferralsol. The relatively low P retention capacity suggests a high residual effect of the P applied. Therefore, in relation to P losses, water retention techniques are less important than those that prevent soil erosion.     

4种蔬菜对硒酸盐的吸收、富集与转运特征的研究

用盆栽试验研究了不同含量硒酸钠对4种蔬菜（小白菜、芥菜、生菜和菠菜）生长、硒吸收及转运特征的影响,为富硒蔬菜的开发和硒污染土壤的植物修复提供理论依据。结果表明,低含量的硒酸钠态硒（〈1.45mg·kg-1）可促进4种蔬菜的根和茎的生长,增加其生物量,但过量硒酸态硒（〉2.04mg·kg-1）对蔬菜有明显的毒害作用。供试的4种蔬菜地上、地下部硒含量均随外源硒含量的增加显著增大（P〈0.01）,其中小白菜和芥菜地上硒含量是生菜和菠菜的5.8～8.5倍;4种蔬菜地下部硒含量的大小依次为芥菜〉小白菜〉菠菜〉生菜。所有施硒处理小白菜、芥菜和生菜地上硒含量约是地下硒含量的1～2倍,菠菜地上与地下硒含量与土壤硒含量高低有关,当土壤硒含量〈5.02mg·kg-1时,菠菜的地下硒含量大于地上部,当土壤中硒含量〉5.02mg·kg-1时,地上部硒含量大于地下部。4种蔬菜相比较,地上部硒富集系数（BCFshoot/soi）l值的大小依次为小白菜≈芥菜〉菠菜〉生菜,地下部富集系数（BCFroot/soi）l值的大小依次为芥菜〉小白菜〉菠菜〉生菜;以小白菜对硒的转运系数（TF）值最大,菠菜最小。供试的4种蔬菜中,小白菜因具有较高的将六价硒从地下转运到地上的能力,且拥有较高的地上生物量,可作为富硒蔬菜和硒污染土壤修复植物。     

秸秆还田对镉污染农田土壤中镉生物有效性的影响

通过温室盆栽试验和土壤培养试验,研究了重金属镉污染水稻土和人为模拟镉污染土壤上不同种类和不同量的作物秸秆还田后,土壤中可提取态镉的动态变化规律以及对白菜生长和吸收重金属镉的影响。结果表明,秸秆还田显著提高了2种镉污染土壤的pH值。镉污染水稻土上还田玉米和菜豆秸秆显著提高了土壤中醋酸铵提取态镉和DTPA提取态镉含量,秸秆还田后2周时醋酸铵提取态镉含量增加了17%~33%,随时间延长,土壤中可提取态镉增加变的不明显。模拟镉污染土壤上还田玉米和菜豆秸秆对土壤中醋酸铵提取态镉和DTPA提取态镉含量影响不明显。镉污染水稻土上秸秆还田量2%时显著降低了白菜体内镉含量,还田菜豆秸秆和玉米秸秆白菜体内镉含量分别降低了18%和27%。还田玉米秸秆影响了白菜生长,降低了白菜的产量;模拟镉污染土壤上还田菜豆秸秆对白菜生长和镉含量影响不明显,但还田2%玉米秸秆降低了白菜生物量,增加了白菜镉含量。     

秸秆炭化后还田对不同镉污染农田土壤中镉生物有效性和赋存形态的影响

通过土壤培养试验和生物盆栽试验,研究不同镉污染土壤上作物秸秆炭化后还田对不同镉污染土壤中镉的赋存形态和生物有效性影响,结果表明：在碱性的镉污染土壤上,秸秆炭化后还田降低了玉米地上部生物量,但对玉米地上部镉含量和镉吸收量无显著影响;在酸性的模拟镉污染土壤上秸秆炭化后还田对玉米生长无影响,但还田含镉的油菜秸秆黑炭显著增加了玉米地上部镉含量和镉吸收量;还田不含镉的玉米秸秆黑炭对镉污染土壤中DTPA提取态镉含量没有明显影响,但还田含镉的油菜秸秆黑炭显著增加了镉污染土壤中DTPA提取态镉含量;施用含镉的油菜秸秆黑炭增加了镉污染土壤中水溶和交换态镉含量;施用玉米和油菜秸秆黑炭均显著降低了模拟镉污染土壤中水溶和交换态镉含量;增加了松有机结合态、碳酸盐结合态和紧有机结合态镉含量;模拟镉污染土壤施用玉米和油菜秸秆黑炭6个月后土壤中水溶和交换态镉仍然是土壤镉的主要赋存形态,水溶和交换态镉占土壤全镉的70%以上。综合以上结果可知,秸秆黑炭不能降低污染土壤中镉的生物有效性和植物对土壤镉的吸收量。     

Cadmium accumulation and partitioning in Ocimum basilicum as influenced by the application of various potassium fertilizers

Potassium (K) is one of the major essential nutrient elements whose application of organic or nano-chelate-fertilizers has received increased attention recently. Cadmium (Cd) contamination in agricultural soils and environment is increasing due to the over-application of Cd-containing phosphate fertilizers. But few studies have been carried out on the environmental influences of K-nano-chelate fertilizers especially on Cd-polluted soils. Therefore, the effects of K-fertilizer application in different rates (0, 100 and 200 mg kg^?1 soil) and forms (KCl, K₂SO₄ and K-nano-chelate) on Cd content and partitioning in Ocimum basilicum grown on an artificially Cd-contaminated calcareous soil (with 40 mg Cd kg^?1 soil) were studied under greenhouse conditions. Cadmium decreased shoot dry weight (SDW), but did not affect root dry weight (RDW) and no consistent trend was observed with applied K. Cadmium increased shoot and root Cd concentration or uptake. KCl and K₂SO₄ increased shoot Cd concentration compared to that of control, whereas K-nano-chelate did not affect it. In Cd-treated soils the mean value of Cd translocation factor (ratio of Cd concentration in shoots to that of roots) decreased by 60% as compared to that of the control. Application of 100 mg K-K₂SO₄ and 100 and 200 mg K-nano-chelate increased the Cd translocation factor by 49, 59 and 112% in Cd-treated soils, respectively. In Cd-treated soils, greater amounts of Cd accumulated in roots. K-nano-chelate could mitigate the adverse effect of Cd on SDW and Cd accumulation in plants grown on Cd-polluted soils, so the risk of Cd entrance to the food chain is reduced (however, in Cd-untreated soils, K-nano-chelate increased the Cd translocation factor higher than other K sources). In Cd-polluted soils KCl was the most inappropriate fertilizer that may intensify Cd accumulation in plants. However, it may be useful in the phytoremediation of Cd-polluted soils.     

3种有机酸对伴矿景天修复效率及土壤微生物数量的影响

伴矿景天(Sedumplumbizincicola)是一种Cd和Zn的超积累植物,常用于Cd污染土壤的植物修复。有机酸能够提高土壤重金属的有效性,促进植物对重金属的积累,对重金属污染土壤的植物修复效率具有强化作用,并对土壤微生物数量有重要影响。以河潮土和红黄泥为供试土壤,探讨了乙二胺四乙酸(EDTA)、柠檬酸、草酸对伴矿景天修复效率和土壤微生物数量的影响。结果表明,有机酸能显著提高土壤有效态Cd含量,柠檬酸处理的效果最好,河潮土和红黄泥中有效态Cd含量较单种伴矿景天分别增加72.73%,12.99%(P<0.05);伴矿景天地上部Cd含量在河潮土和红黄泥中以EDTA处理最高,在河潮土和红黄泥中分别比单种伴矿景天增加99.24%和33.32%;与单种伴矿景天相比,添加有机酸处理河潮土和红黄泥中伴矿景天修复效率显著提高。添加有机酸比单种伴矿景天显著增加土壤中微生物数量,其中柠檬酸处理河潮土中细菌和真菌数量分别增加34.38%和68.42%(P<0.05),草酸处理红黄泥中放线菌数量增加150.00%。研究结果可为重金属污染土壤的植物强化修复提供理论支撑。     

不同镉积累类型小麦根际土壤低分子量有机酸与镉的生物积累

采用土壤培养方法研究低镉积累小麦烟 86103和高镉积累小麦莱州 953不同生育期土壤低分子量有机酸含量与组成 ,及其与镉生物积累的关系。结果表明 ,不同镉积累类型小麦在高镉土壤中其根系镉含量差异不显著 ,但地上部镉浓度烟 86103显著低于莱州 953,而在低镉土壤中根系和地上部镉浓度烟 86 10 3均显著低于莱州 95 3。根际土壤有机酸 (柠檬酸、酒石酸、乙酸和丙酸 )含量及有机酸总量均为低镉品种烟 86103显著低于高镉品种莱州953。两个品种不同生育期有机酸含量均表现为柠檬酸 酒石酸 丙酸 乙酸 ,且各有机酸含量占有机酸总量的百分数表现稳定。小麦镉的生物积累与有机酸种类没有特异性关系 ,但与有机酸的总量有关。根际不同有机酸的水平对于土壤镉的复合或螯合溶解 ,在引起两品种地上部镉生物积累的差异方面起重要作用。     

Nitrogen Use Efficiency of Rice Under Cadmium Contamination:Influence of Rice Cultivar Versus Soil Type

There is a need for rice cultivars with high yields and nitrogen (N) use efficiency (NUE), but with low cadmium (Cd) accumulation in Cd-contaminated paddy soils. To determine the relative effects of rice genotype, soil type, and Cd addition on rice grain yield and NUE, a pot experiment consisting of nine rice cultivars was conducted in two types of paddy soils, red soil (RS) and yellow soil (YS), without or with Cd spiked at 0.6 mg kg^-1. The N supply was from both soil organic N pools and N fertilizers; thus, NUE was defined as the grain yield per unit of total crop-available N in the soil. Cd addition decreased grain yield and NUE in most rice cultivars, which was mainly related to reduced N uptake efficiency (NpUE, defined as the percentage of N taken up by the crop per unit of soil available N). However, Cd addition enhanced N assimilation efficiency (NtUE, defined as the grain yield per unit of N taken up by the crop) by 21.9% on average in all rice cultivars. The NpUE was mainly affected by soil type, whereas NtUE was affected by rice cultivar. Hybrid cultivars had higher NUEs than the japonica and indica cultivars because of their greater biomass and higher tolerance to Cd contamination. Reduction of NUE after Cd addition was stronger in RS than in YS, which was related to the lower absorption capacity for Cd in RS. Canonical correspondence analysis-based variation partitioning showed that cultivar type had the largest effect (34.4%) on NUE, followed by Cd addition (15.2%) and soil type (10.0%).     

磷酸盐与硒酸盐相互作用对小白菜磷和硒吸收的影响

采用土培盆栽试验方法,研究了不同浓度磷酸盐与硒酸盐相互作用对小白菜生长、磷和硒吸收的影响,旨在为安全有效地进行补硒和硒污染土壤的植物修复提供理论依据。结果表明,在试验的硒浓度范围内（1．0～5．0mg·kg-1）,硒酸盐对小白菜产生毒害作用,表现为单施硒酸盐处理较对照小白菜的根长、株高、地上部和地下部干重均下降,且高硒处理（5．0mg·kg-1）小白菜SPAD值显著下降。施用磷酸盐能显著增加小白菜生物量,明显缓解硒酸盐的毒害作用,且由于生物稀释效应导致小白菜地上、地下部硒浓度下降,但小白菜的硒吸收量增加。施磷小白菜地上部硒平均利用率提高至42％,且同等硒浓度低磷处理小白菜硒利用率高于高磷处理,表明适量施磷可提高硒的利用率。施磷时施硒对小白菜地上部磷浓度无显著影响,但由于硒的毒害作用导致磷吸收量下降。     

Absorption and accumulation of cadmium by ramie (Boehmeria nivea) cultivars: A field study

Abstract

Ramie is a fibre crop originating from China that has great ability to tolerate and accumulate heavy metals. This study has analysed the capacity of ramie cultivars to absorb and accumulate cadmium (Cd) through two years of micro-regional field study and shown that stress under high concentration of Cd significantly affects the biomass of ramie; 25 mg kg^?1 Cd treatment promotes the growth and development of ramie cultivars B. nivea 1 and 9. The Cd contents retained in different parts of ramie are ranked as the following: bast > stems > leaves. Cd concentrations in shoot systems among different ramie cultivars are significantly different and increase dramatically in association with the increasing Cd concentration in the soil. Ramie has the ability to accumulate large amounts of Cd; under the treatment with 25 and 100 mg kg^?1 of Cd, three times of ramie harvest annually remove 0.76 and 0.97 kg hm^?2 a^?1 of Cd respectively. The results from this study demonstrate the feasibility of phytoremediation of Cd-contaminated farmland by ramie cultivars that have obtained Cd accumulating capacity through screening and training.     

在积累镉油菜后茬种植白菜可否减少其对镉的吸收?

Rapeseed (Brassica campestris L.), a Cd-accumulating crop, is effective in reducing plant-available Cd from soil. A pot experiment was conducted to test the hypothesis that the Cd uptake by Chinese cabbage (Brassica pekinensis Rupr.) grown in rotation with rapeseed would be reduced due to the efficient removal of bioavailable Cd from soil solution by the rapeseed crops. The Cd removal by shoot for the rapeseed cultivar Zhucang Huazi ranged from 0.24% to 0.99% in natural Cd-contaminated soil (soil A) and from 0.63% to 1.23% in artificial Cd-contaminated soil (soil B) during the growth period of 4–7 weeks; whereas that for the rapeseed cultivar Chuanyou II-93 ranged from 0.25% to 0.66% and from 0.38% to 1.02%, respectively. Chinese cabbage grown in the pots with soil A for five weeks after harvesting rapeseed exhibited a significantly lower Cd concentration compared to that grown in the control pots (uncropped with rapeseed). However, the rotation of rapeseed did not lower the Cd concentration of Chinese cabbage on soil B. Although an increase of Cd uptake was observed in the rapeseed cultivars with growth time, and the decrease of soil NH 4 OAc-extractable Cd was found only in the natural rather than artificial Cd-contaminated soil.     

不同氮肥类型及配施壳聚糖对八宝景天修复镉污染土壤的强化效果

  【目的】  八宝景天 (Hylotelephium spectabile) 是研究最多的修复Cd污染土壤的植物之一,但还需进一步提高其修复效率以增加其实际应用价值。本研究比较分析了不同氮肥类型以及螯合剂对污染土壤上八宝景天Cd吸收转运的影响及其作用机制,以期为强化八宝景天Cd修复效率提供科学依据和技术支持。  【方法】  采用八宝景天进行了盆栽试验,供试土壤为采自四川绵竹的潴育水稻土和广西阳朔的棕色石灰土,两个土壤Cd含量均超过我国农田土壤污染风险筛选值。在氮磷钾肥料施用量一致的条件下,设置生理中性的碳酸氢铵 (NH₄HCO₃)、生理酸性氯化铵 (NH₄Cl)、生理碱性氨水 (NH₃·H₂O) 以及NH₄HCO₃配施壳聚糖4个处理。八宝景天生长20天后,测定根、茎、叶生物量和Cd含量,并测定了根际土壤pH、有效态Cd含量以及不同形态Cd含量。  【结果】  NH₄Cl较NH₄HCO₃处理降低了两种土壤根际pH,提高了有效态Cd含量。NH₄HCO₃配施壳聚糖处理对根际土壤酸化效果强于NH₄Cl处理,潴育水稻土和棕色石灰土两种土壤根际有效态Cd含量分别较NH₄Cl处理提高18.6%和15.5%。此外,与施用NH₄HCO₃相比,NH₄Cl提高了两种土壤水溶态和弱酸提取态Cd含量,而NH₄HCO₃配施壳聚糖处理虽使水溶态Cd含量增加,但由于壳聚糖与土壤中Cd形成稳定性较强的络合物,同时促进了八宝景天对弱酸提取态Cd的吸收,因此其根际弱酸提取态Cd含量无显著差异。NH₄HCO₃、NH₄Cl和NH₃·H₂O 3种氮肥类型对八宝景天生长和Cd吸收转运的促进作用无显著差别,而NH₄HCO₃配施壳聚糖则使八宝景天生物量较其他施氮处理显著提高了29.6%～79.8%,同时NH₄HCO₃配施壳聚糖对八宝景天Cd吸收转运的促进作用受土壤类型、理化性质和污染程度的影响,对棕色石灰土上八宝景天各部位Cd含量、生物富集系数和转运系数分别提高了16.0%～143.4%、45.8%～137.5%和25.3%～81.6%,而在潴育水稻土上促进作用均较小。  【结论】  在施氮量一致的情况下,施用生理酸性氮肥有利于促进八宝景天Cd吸收,肥料和壳聚糖配施可能是强化八宝景天Cd修复效率的有效措施。其强化效果在中性偏碱性土壤上好于在酸性土壤上。     

外加氮源在Cd超标菜地上的应用效果

探讨外加氮源对Cd超标菜地不同叶菜吸收Cd及土壤Cd有效性的影响,以明确施氮对土壤Cd的影响效应,并试图对不同氮源的应用效果进行综合评价,为合理利用氮肥来降低叶菜Cd含量提供参考。在Cd含量为0.628 mg·kg?1的Cd超标菜地上,试验研究了氮用量水平为150 kg·hm?2时,4种氮肥(尿素、硝酸钙、硝酸铵、碳酸氢铵)对矮脚葵扇黑叶白菜(Brassica chinensis L.)和白梗尖叶苋菜(Amaranthus mangostanus L.)Cd含量、品质及土壤Cd有效性的效应。结果表明,田间条件下,与不施氮处理相比,4种氮肥均不同程度地增加了Cd超标菜地上2种叶菜产量,降低了其地上部和根系Cd含量。4种氮肥中,尿素对白梗尖叶苋菜的增产效果最好,增产幅度达47.5%;碳酸氢铵对葵扇黑叶白菜的增产效果最好,增幅达59.7%;硝酸钙降低2种叶菜地上部和根系Cd含量的效果均优于其他氮肥,该处理的白梗尖叶苋菜地上部和根系Cd含量分别比对照降低41.6%和24.1%,葵扇黑叶白菜降低32.2%和25.9%。4种氮源对2种叶菜地上部Cd吸收总量、NO3?-N、NO2?-N、维生素C及可溶性糖含量等的影响各异,对土壤p H和DTPA-Cd含量影响也不同。其中,硝酸铵处理的土壤p H分别比对照降低0.12和0.25个单位,而土壤DTPA-Cd含量则显著增加15.3%和14.6%;碳酸氢铵处理则呈相反变化趋势。综合评价结果显示,4种氮肥的综合加权平均值均高于对照处理,以硝酸钙相对最高,表明硝酸钙在Cd超标菜地上的综合应用效果相对最好。因此,在Cd超标土壤上,硝酸钙可作为优选氮源使用。     

Risk control effectiveness of phosphorus-containing passivators on Cd-contaminated agricultural soils to be strictly controlled

Purpose

Phosphorus (P)-containing passivators have a stabilizing effect on cadmium (Cd)-contaminated agricultural soils to be safely used, offering good potential for risk control of Cd-contaminated agricultural soils to be strictly controlled. In this study, an incubation experiment was conducted to evaluate the risk control effects of using hydroxyapatite (HAP) and monocalcium phosphate (MCP) on Cd-contaminated agricultural soils to be strictly controlled.

Materials and methods

Samples of topsoil were collected (0–20 cm) from agricultural land near a lead–zinc mine in Southwestern China containing 32.07 mg kg^?1 Cd with a pH of 7.28. The amounts of passivators added were equal to approximately 3% of the soil by weight. The soil Cd content, physicochemical properties, enzyme activity, and microbial community were analyzed.

Results

The results showed that the application of HAP and MCP decreased the activity and mobility of Cd in soils to be strictly controlled. HAP was more effective in decreasing the exchangeable Cd (Cd_Ex) than MCP (rate of decrease was 48.1% for HAP and 24.4% for MCP). According to the results of the geometric mean (GMean) and the integrated total enzyme activity (TEI) index, the total soil enzyme activity of the HAP treatment was higher than that of CK and MCP treatment. HAP and MCP significantly decreased the Chao and Shannon bacterial community indices and the Shannon index of the soil fungal community. HAP increased Actinobacteria abundance, which is beneficial to soil fertility enhancement and plant growth, and MCP increased Rhizobiales abundance, which promotes soil P cycling and plant growth. Primary driving factors for the changes in bacterial and fungal community composition in the stabilized soils were CEC and Cd_Ex for bacteria and Cd bound to carbonates (Cd_Car) and residual Cd (Cd_Res) for fungi.

Conclusions

HAP is more suitable for risk control of Cd-contaminated agricultural soils to be strictly controlled than MCP from the perspective of soil Cd activity and mobility, soil enzyme activity, and diversity and composition of the soil microbial community.

     

Effects of drought on the accumulation and redistribution of cadmium in peanuts at different developmental stages

This study aimed to investigate the impact of water deficit on cadmium (Cd) accumulation in peanut plants during different developmental stages. Two contrasting peanut cultivars, Fenghua 1 (high-biomass cultivar) and Silihong (low-biomass cultivar), were grown in a Cd-contaminated arable soil under different water regimes. The two cultivars differed from each other in seed Cd concentrations. Fenghua 1 exhibited lower Cd concentrations in the seeds than Silihong, which is associated with root-to-shoot Cd translocation. Drought plays different roles in the translocation and redistribution of Cd in peanut plants during different developmental stages. At the seedling stage, drought decreased shoot Cd concentrations for both cultivars, whereas at the pod-filling and pod-ripened stages, drought increased shoot Cd concentrations. Similarly, drought stress reduced pod Cd concentrations at the pod-filling stages and increased at the pod-ripened stages. Seed Cd concentrations in mature plants were increased by drought for both cultivars. Seed Cd concentrations were negatively correlated with biomasses of shoots and pods, but positively correlated with Cd concentration in the shoots and pods. Increased seed Cd concentrations under drought stress might result from the concentration effects due to drought induced decrease of plant growth.     

Effect of Zero-Valent Iron Application on Cadmium Uptake in Rice Plants Grown in Cadmium-Contaminated Soils

Cadmium (Cd) contamination in soils is a serious problem for crop production in the world. Zero-valent iron [Fe (0)] is a reactive material with reducing power capable of stabilizing toxic elements in a solution. In the present study, we examined the effect of zero-valent iron [Fe (0)] application on Cd accumulation in rice plants growing in Cd-contaminated paddy soils. The application of 1.0 and 0.5 mg Fe (0) per 100 g soils significantly reduced the Cd concentration in seeds and leaves by less than 10% and 20% of those without Fe (0) application, respectively. The form of Cd in soil was determined by sequential extraction. The Fe (0) application increased the free-oxides-occluded (less available) Cd content, and decreased the exchangeable and iron-manganese-oxides-bound (more available) Cd content, in Cd-contaminated soils. Thus, this study clearly showed that the application of Fe (0) is a promising approach for remediation of Cd-contaminated paddy soils.     

接种耐铬细菌菌株对二月兰中铬积累及其生长状况的影响

Beneficial interactions between microorganisms and plants, particularly in the rhizosphere, are a research area of global interest. Four cadmium （Cd）-tolerant bacterial strains were isolated from heavy metal-contaminated sludge and their effects on Cd mobility in soil and the root elongation and Cd accumulation of Orychophragmus violaceus were explored to identify the capability of metal- resistant rhizobacteria for promoting the growth of O. violaceus roots on Cd-contaminated soils. The isolated strains, namely, Bacillus subtilis, B. cereus, B. megaterium, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, significantly enhanced the plant Cd accumulation. The Cd concentrations in the roots and shoots were increased by up to 2.29- and 2.86-fold, respectively, by inoculation of B. megaterium, as compared with the uninoculated control. The bacterial strains displayed different effects on the shoot biomass. Compared with the uninoculated plants, the shoot biomass of the inoculated plants was slightly increased by B. megaterium and significantly decreased by the other strains. B. megaterium was identified as the best candidate for enhancing Cd accumulation in O. violaceus. Thus, this study provides novel insight into the development of plant-microbe systems for phytoremediation.