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Ma S, Hu Y, Nan Z, Zhao C, Zang F, Zhao C. Recalcification stabilizes cadmium but magnifies phosphorus limitation in wastewater-irrigated calcareous soil. Environ Res 2024; 252:118920. [PMID: 38657849 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.118920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2023] [Revised: 03/28/2024] [Accepted: 04/10/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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Long-term wastewater irrigation leads to the loss of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) in the tillage layer of calcareous land, which irreversibly damages the soil's ability to retain cadmium (Cd). In this study, we selected calcareous agricultural soil irrigated with wastewater for over 50 years to examine the recalcification effects of sugar beet factory lime (SBFL) at doses of 0%, 2.5%, 5%, and 10%. We found that SBFL promoted Cd transformation in the soil from active exchangeable species to more stable carbonate-bonded and residual species, which the X-ray diffraction patterns also confirmed results that CdSO4 reduced while CdS and CaCdCO3 increased. Correspondingly, the soil bioavailable Cd concentration was significantly reduced by 65.6-84.7%. The Cd concentrations in maize roots and shoots were significantly reduced by 11.7-50.6% and 13.0-70.0%, respectively, thereby promoting maize growth. Nevertheless, SBFL also increased the proportion of plant-unavailable phosphorus (P) in Ca8-P and Ca10-P by 4.3-13.0% and 10.7-25.9%, respectively, reducing the plant-available P (Olsen P) content by 5.2-22.1%. Consequently, soil P-acquiring associated enzyme (alkaline phosphatase) activity and microbial (Proteobacteria, Bacteroidota, and Actinobacteria) community abundance significantly increased. Our findings showed that adding SBFL to wastewater-irrigated calcareous soil stabilized Cd, but exacerbated P limitation. Therefore, it is necessary to alleviate P limitations in the practice of recalcifying degraded calcareous land.
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- Shuangjin Ma
- MOE Key Laboratory of Western China's Environmental Systems and Gansu Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Prediction and Control, College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China; State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-ecosystems, Key Laboratory of Grassland Livestock Industry Innovation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Engineering Research Center of Grassland Industry, Ministry of Education, College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China; Observation Station of Subalpine Ecology Systems in the Middle Qilian Mountains, Zhangye 734000, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Western China's Environmental Systems and Gansu Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Prediction and Control, College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China.
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Western China's Environmental Systems and Gansu Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Prediction and Control, College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Western China's Environmental Systems and Gansu Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Prediction and Control, College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-ecosystems, Key Laboratory of Grassland Livestock Industry Innovation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Engineering Research Center of Grassland Industry, Ministry of Education, College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China; Observation Station of Subalpine Ecology Systems in the Middle Qilian Mountains, Zhangye 734000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-ecosystems, Key Laboratory of Grassland Livestock Industry Innovation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Engineering Research Center of Grassland Industry, Ministry of Education, College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China; Observation Station of Subalpine Ecology Systems in the Middle Qilian Mountains, Zhangye 734000, China
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Ponnusamy J, Santhy Poongavanam LK, Ettiyagounder P, Murugesan M, Ramanujam K, Rangasamy S, Mariappan S, Shanmugam KP. Impact of regenerative farming practices on soil quality and yield of cotton-sorghum system in semi arid Indian conditions. Environ Monit Assess 2024; 196:462. [PMID: 38642132 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-024-12608-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/22/2024]
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Regenerative agricultural practices, i.e. organic and natural farming, are rooted in India since ancient times. However, the high cost of production, lack of organic pest control measures and premium price of organic produces in chemical agriculture encourage natural farming. In the present study, the quality improvement of calcareous soils under organic (OGF) and natural (NTF) management was compared with integrated conventional (ICF) and non-invasive (NIF) farming practices with cotton-sorghum crops over three consecutive years. A total of 23 soil attributes were analyzed at the end of the third cropping cycle and subjected to principal component analysis (PCA) to select a minimum data set (MDS) and obtain a soil quality index (SQI). The attributes soil organic carbon (SOC), available Fe, pH, bulk density (BD) and alkaline phosphatase (APA) were selected as indicators based on correlations and expert opinions on the lime content of the experimental soil. The SQI was improved in the order of OGF (0.89) > NTF(0.69) > ICF(0.48) > NIF(0.05). The contribution of the indicators to SQI was in the order of available Fe (17-44%) > SOC (21-28%), APA (11-36%) > pH (0-22%), and BD (0-20%) regardless of the farming practices. These indicators contribute equally to soil quality under natural (17-22%) and organic (18-22%) farming. The benefit:cost ratio was calculated to show the advantage of natural farming and was in the order of NTF(1.95-2.29), ICF (1.34-1.47), OGF (1.13-1.20) and NIF (0.84-1.47). In overall, the natural farming significantly sustained the soil quality and cost benefit compared to integrated conventional farming practices.
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- Janaki Ponnusamy
- Nammazhvar Organic Farming Research Centre, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, TN, 641003, India.
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- Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, TN, 641003, India
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- Nammazhvar Organic Farming Research Centre, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, TN, 641003, India
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- Nammazhvar Organic Farming Research Centre, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, TN, 641003, India
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- Nammazhvar Organic Farming Research Centre, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, TN, 641003, India
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- Nammazhvar Organic Farming Research Centre, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, TN, 641003, India
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- Nammazhvar Organic Farming Research Centre, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, TN, 641003, India
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- Nammazhvar Organic Farming Research Centre, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, TN, 641003, India
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Liu Z, Ning X, Long S, Wang S, Li S, Dong Y, Nan Z. Arsenic and cadmium simultaneous immobilization in arid calcareous soil amended with iron-oxidizing bacteria and organic fertilizer. Sci Total Environ 2024; 920:170959. [PMID: 38365035 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2023] [Revised: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 02/11/2024] [Indexed: 02/18/2024]
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Immobilization stands as the most widely adopted remediation technology for addressing heavy metal(loid) contamination in soil. However, it is crucial to acknowledge that this process does not eliminate pollutants; instead, it confines them, potentially leaving room for future mobilization. Presently, our comprehension of the temporal variations in the efficacy of immobilization, particularly in the context of its applicability to arid farmland, remains severely limited. To address this knowledge gap, our research delves deep into the roles of iron-oxidizing bacteria (FeOB) and organic fertilizer (OF) in the simultaneous immobilization of arsenic (As) and cadmium (Cd) in soils. We conducted laboratory incubation and field experiments to investigate these phenomena. When OF was combined with FeOB, a noteworthy transformation of available As and Cd into stable species, such as the residual state and combinations with Fe-Mn/Al oxides, was observed. This transformation coincided with changes in soil properties, including pH, Eh, soluble Fe, and dissolved organic carbon (DOC). Furthermore, we observed synergistic effects between available As and Cd when treated with bacteria and OF individually. The stabilization efficiency of As and Cd, as determined by the Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure, reached its highest values at 33.39 % and 24.67 %, respectively, after 120 days. Nevertheless, the formation of iron‑calcium complexes was disrupted due to pH fluctuations. Hence, long-term monitoring and model development are essential to enhance our understanding of the remediation process. The application of organic fertilizer and the use of FeOB in calcareous soil hold promise for the restoration of polluted soil and the maintenance of soil health by mitigating the instability of heavy metals(loid).
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- Zitong Liu
- Technology Research Center for Pollution Control and Remediation of Northwest Soil and Groundwater, College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China
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- College of Ecology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China; Center for the Pan-third Pole Environment, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China
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- Technology Research Center for Pollution Control and Remediation of Northwest Soil and Groundwater, College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China
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- Technology Research Center for Pollution Control and Remediation of Northwest Soil and Groundwater, College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China.
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- Technology Research Center for Pollution Control and Remediation of Northwest Soil and Groundwater, College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China
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- Technology Research Center for Pollution Control and Remediation of Northwest Soil and Groundwater, College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China
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- Technology Research Center for Pollution Control and Remediation of Northwest Soil and Groundwater, College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China
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Zare L, Ronaghi A, Ghasemi-Fasaei R, Zarei M, Sepehri M. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and nitric oxide alleviate cadmium phytotoxicity by improving internal detoxification mechanisms of corn plants. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023; 30:93602-93616. [PMID: 37507565 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-28969-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023]
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Plants develop several external and internal mechanisms to increase their tolerance to heavy metals (HMs) toxicity including cadmium (Cd). Symbiosis with arbuscular mycorrhizae fungi (AMF) is one of the plants' strategies to tolerate HMs toxicity. Nitric oxide (NO), as a signaling molecule, is also involved in physiological responses of plants to various stresses. The present work was conducted as a factorial completely randomized design with three replications to study the effects of Funneliformis mosseae fungi and Sodium nitroprusside (SNP, 100 mM) as a donor of NO alone, in combination (AMF + SNP) on corn plant growth, and internal detoxification mechanisms of Cd toxicity in a Cd-contaminated calcareous soil (0, 25, 50, and 100 mg Cd kg-1). The results showed that under Cd stress, AMF inoculation and/or foliar application of SNP significantly increased plant growth (32% to 103% for shoot and 44% to 84% for root) by decreasing Cd concentration in corn plant tissues (23% to 46% for shoot and 19% to 40% for root). Cd-induced oxidative stress was mitigated by AMF and/or SNP by enhancing the activities of antioxidant enzymes, including superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT), and concentration of non-enzymatic antioxidants such as glutathione (GSH) and phytochelatin (PC). Increasing the tolerance index (TI) and decreasing the transfer factor (TF) in the corn plants treated with AMF and/or SNP, confirm the efficient role of SNP and AMF in stimulating the detoxification mechanisms of Cd within the plant cells, which was more pronounced at the lowest Cd level (25 mg Cd kg-1). In conclusion, symbiotic associations of corn plants with AMF alone or in combination with SNP mitigated the detrimental effect of Cd toxicity in corn grown in Cd-contaminated calcareous soil. The corn's internal detoxification mechanisms lowered the Cd concentration in plant tissue which resulted in the improvement of the corn's growth parameters.
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- Leila Zare
- Department of Soil Science, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.
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- Department of Soil Science, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Soil Science, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Soil Science, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Soil Science, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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Lin Y, Amkul K, Laosatit K, Liu J, Yimram T, Chen J, Yuan X, Chen X, Somta P. Fine mapping of QTL conferring resistance to calcareous soil in mungbean reveals VrYSL3 as candidate gene for the resistance. Plant Sci 2023; 332:111698. [PMID: 37028455 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2023.111698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2022] [Revised: 02/25/2023] [Accepted: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Iron is a crucial nutrient for biological functions in plants. High-pH and calcareous soil is a major stress causing iron deficiency chlorosis (IDC) symptoms and yield losses in crops. Use of calcareous soil-tolerance genetic resources is the most effective preventative method to combat the effects of high-pH and calcareous soils. A previous study using a mungbean recombinant inbred line (RIL) population of the cross Kamphaeg Saen 2 (KPS2; IDC susceptible) × NM-10-12 identified a major quantitative trait locus (QTL), qIDC3.1, which controls resistance and explains more than 40% of IDC variation. In this study, we fine-mapped qIDC3.1 and identified an underlying candidate gene. A genome wide association analysis (GWAS) using 162 mungbean accessions identified single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) on chromosome 6; several SNPs were associated with soil plant analysis development (SPAD) values and IDC visual scores of mungbeans planted on calcareous soil, respectively. These SNPs corresponded to qIDC3.1. Using the same RIL population as in the previous study and an advanced backcross population developed from KPS2 and IDC-resistant inbred line RIL82, qIDC3.1 was further confirmed and fine-mapped to an interval of 217 kilobases harboring five predicted genes, including LOC106764181 (VrYSL3), which encodes a yellow stripe1-like-3 (YSL3) protein, YSL3 is involved in iron deficiency resistance. Gene expression analysis revealed that VrYSL3 was highly expressed in mungbean roots. In calcareous soil, expression of VrYSL3 was significantly up-regulated, and it was more obviously upregulated in the roots of RIL82, than in those of KPS2. Sequence comparison of VrYSL3 between the RIL82 and KPS2 revealed four SNPs that result in amino acid changes in the VrYSL3 protein and a 20-bp insertion/deletion in the promoter where a cis-regulatory element resides. Transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana plants overexpressing VrYSL3 showed enhanced iron and zinc contents in the leaves. Taken together, these results indicate that VrYSL3 is a strong candidate gene responsible for calcareous soil resistance in mungbean.
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- Yun Lin
- Institute of Industrial Crops, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 50 Zhongling Street, Nanjing 210014, China
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- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture at Kampaheng Saen, Kasetsart University, Nakhon Pathom 73140, Thailand
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- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture at Kampaheng Saen, Kasetsart University, Nakhon Pathom 73140, Thailand
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- Institute of Industrial Crops, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 50 Zhongling Street, Nanjing 210014, China
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- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture at Kampaheng Saen, Kasetsart University, Nakhon Pathom 73140, Thailand
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- Institute of Industrial Crops, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 50 Zhongling Street, Nanjing 210014, China
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- Institute of Industrial Crops, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 50 Zhongling Street, Nanjing 210014, China
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- Institute of Industrial Crops, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 50 Zhongling Street, Nanjing 210014, China.
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- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture at Kampaheng Saen, Kasetsart University, Nakhon Pathom 73140, Thailand.
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Roriz M, Pereira SI, Castro PM, Carvalho SM, Vasconcelos MW. Impact of soybean-associated plant growth-promoting bacteria on plant growth modulation under alkaline soil conditions. Heliyon 2023; 9:e14620. [PMID: 37180927 PMCID: PMC10172870 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e14620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Revised: 03/12/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/16/2023] Open
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Conventional strategies to manage iron (Fe) deficiency still present drawbacks, and more eco-sustainable solutions are needed. Knowledge on soybean-specific diversity and functional traits of their plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) potentiates their applicability as bioinoculants to foster soybean performance under calcareous soil conditions. This work aimed to assess the efficacy of PGPB, retrieved from soybean tissues/rhizosphere, in enhancing plant growth and development as well as crop yield under alkaline soil conditions. Seventy-six bacterial strains were isolated from shoots (18%), roots (53%), and rhizosphere (29%) of soybean. Twenty-nine genera were identified, with Bacillus and Microbacterium being the most predominant. Based on distinct plant growth-promoting traits, the endophyte Bacillus licheniformis P2.3 and the rhizobacteria Bacillus aerius S2.14 were selected as bioinoculants. In vivo tests showed that soybean photosynthetic parameters, chlorophyll content, total fresh weight, and Fe concentrations were not significantly affected by bioinoculation. However, inoculation with B. licheniformis P2.3 increased pod number (33%) and the expression of Fe-related genes (FRO2, IRT1, F6'H1, bHLH38, and FER4), and decreased FC-R activity (45%). Moreover, bioinoculation significantly affected Mn, Zn, and Ca accumulation in plant tissues. Soybean harbors several bacterial strains in their tissues and in the rhizosphere with capacities related to Fe nutrition and plant growth promotion. The strain B. licheniformis P2.3 showed the best potential to be incorporated in bioinoculant formulations for enhancing soybean performance under alkaline soil conditions.
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- Mariana Roriz
- Universidade Católica Portuguesa, CBQF – Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina – Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Rua Diogo Botelho 1327, 4169-005, Porto, Portugal
- Corresponding author.
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- Universidade Católica Portuguesa, CBQF – Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina – Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Rua Diogo Botelho 1327, 4169-005, Porto, Portugal
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- Universidade Católica Portuguesa, CBQF – Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina – Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Rua Diogo Botelho 1327, 4169-005, Porto, Portugal
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- GreenUPorto – Research Centre on Sustainable Agrifood Production / Inov4Agro & DGAOT, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Campus de Vairão, Rua da Agrária 747, 4485-646, Vairão, Portugal
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- Universidade Católica Portuguesa, CBQF – Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina – Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Rua Diogo Botelho 1327, 4169-005, Porto, Portugal
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Ma S, Hu Y, Wang W, Zhang Q, Wang R, Nan Z. Exploring the safe utilization strategy of calcareous agricultural land irrigated with wastewater for over 50 years. Sci Total Environ 2023; 863:160994. [PMID: 36528947 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Revised: 12/08/2022] [Accepted: 12/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The trace element (TE) contamination of farmland caused by wastewater irrigation threatens food security and food safety. We selected a typical calcareous soil area in western China that has been irrigated with wastewater for >50 years to explore safe use strategies for flax farmland contaminated by cadmium (Cd) and arsenic (As). We found that Cd and As were mainly accumulated in flax roots rather than seeds. However, regardless of the type of TE and acceptor, direct ingestion of the flaxseed would seriously endanger human health (hazard quotient >1). According to the results of redundancy analysis and Pearson correlation analysis, the concentration of Cd and As in flaxseed depended on the concentration of soil total TE, Olsen phosphorus, dissolved organic carbon, soil organic matter, and active calcium carbonate (CaCO3). This was largely because the pH and total CaCO3 content in topsoil of flax farmland decreased by 1.05 units and 37 %, respectively, compared with their background levels before wastewater irrigation. Interestingly, after pressing, Cd and As in flaxseed transferred to flaxseed oil were 3.87-10.55 % and 17.21-30.48 %, respectively, which led to an acceptable risk of adults and children (hazard quotient <1) consuming flaxseed oil. Our results suggest that with the production of flaxseed oil as the goal, the long-term wastewater-irrigated calcareous land can be safely utilized while obtaining income.
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- Shuangjin Ma
- MOE Key Laboratory of Western China's Environmental Systems and Gansu Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Prediction and Control, College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Western China's Environmental Systems and Gansu Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Prediction and Control, College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Western China's Environmental Systems and Gansu Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Prediction and Control, College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Western China's Environmental Systems and Gansu Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Prediction and Control, College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Western China's Environmental Systems and Gansu Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Prediction and Control, College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Western China's Environmental Systems and Gansu Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Prediction and Control, College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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Aparicio MA, Lucena C, García MJ, Ruiz-Castilla FJ, Jiménez-Adrián P, López-Berges MS, Prieto P, Alcántara E, Pérez-Vicente R, Ramos J, Romera FJ. The nonpathogenic strain of Fusarium oxysporum FO12 induces Fe deficiency responses in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) plants. Planta 2023; 257:50. [PMID: 36757472 PMCID: PMC9911487 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-023-04079-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2022] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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MAIN CONCLUSION FO12 strain enhances Fe deficiency responses in cucumber plants, probably through the production of ethylene and NO in the subapical regions of the roots. Rhizosphere microorganisms can elicit induced systemic resistance (ISR) in plants. This type of resistance involves complex mechanisms that confer protection to the plant against pathogen attack. Additionally, it has been reported by several studies that ISR and Fe deficiency responses are modulated by common pathways, involving some phytohormones and signaling molecules, like ethylene and nitric oxide (NO). The aim of this study was to determine whether the nonpathogenic strain of Fusarium oxysporum FO12 can induce Fe deficiency responses in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) plants. Our results demonstrate that the root inoculation of cucumber plants with the FO12 strain promotes plant growth after several days of cultivation, as well as rhizosphere acidification and enhancement of ferric reductase activity. Moreover, Fe-related genes, such as FRO1, IRT1 and HA1, are upregulated at certain times after FO12 inoculation either upon Fe-deficiency or Fe-sufficient conditions. Furthermore, it has been found that this fungus colonizes root cortical tissues, promoting the upregulation of ethylene synthesis genes and NO production in the root subapical regions. To better understand the effects of the FO12 strain on field conditions, cucumber plants were inoculated and cultivated in a calcareous soil under greenhouse conditions. The results obtained show a modification of some physiological parameters in the inoculated plants, such as flowering and reduction of tissue necrosis. Overall, the results suggest that the FO12 strain could have a great potential as a Fe biofertilizer and biostimulant.
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- Miguel A Aparicio
- Departamento de Química Agrícola, Edafología y Microbiología, Edificio Severo Ochoa (C-6), Campus de Excelencia Internacional Agroalimentario de Rabanales (ceiA3), University of Córdoba, 14014, Córdoba, Spain
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- Departamento de Agronomía, Edificio Celestino Mutis (C-4), Campus de Excelencia Internacional Agroalimentario de Rabanales (ceiA3), University of Córdoba, 14014, Córdoba, Spain.
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- Departamento de Agronomía, Edificio Celestino Mutis (C-4), Campus de Excelencia Internacional Agroalimentario de Rabanales (ceiA3), University of Córdoba, 14014, Córdoba, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Agrícola, Edafología y Microbiología, Edificio Severo Ochoa (C-6), Campus de Excelencia Internacional Agroalimentario de Rabanales (ceiA3), University of Córdoba, 14014, Córdoba, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Agrícola, Edafología y Microbiología, Edificio Severo Ochoa (C-6), Campus de Excelencia Internacional Agroalimentario de Rabanales (ceiA3), University of Córdoba, 14014, Córdoba, Spain
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- Departamento de Genética, Edificio Gregor Mendel (C-5), Campus de Excelencia Internacional Agroalimentario de Rabanales (ceiA3), University of Córdoba, 14014, Córdoba, Spain
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- Departamento de Mejora Genética, Instituto de Agricultura Sostenible (IAS), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), 14004, Córdoba, Spain
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- Departamento de Agronomía, Edificio Celestino Mutis (C-4), Campus de Excelencia Internacional Agroalimentario de Rabanales (ceiA3), University of Córdoba, 14014, Córdoba, Spain
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- Departamento de Botánica, Ecología y Fisiología Vegetal, Edificio Celestino Mutis (C-4), Campus de Excelencia Internacional Agroalimentario de Rabanales (ceiA3), University of Córdoba, 14014, Córdoba, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Agrícola, Edafología y Microbiología, Edificio Severo Ochoa (C-6), Campus de Excelencia Internacional Agroalimentario de Rabanales (ceiA3), University of Córdoba, 14014, Córdoba, Spain
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- Departamento de Agronomía, Edificio Celestino Mutis (C-4), Campus de Excelencia Internacional Agroalimentario de Rabanales (ceiA3), University of Córdoba, 14014, Córdoba, Spain
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Chtouki M, Bargaz A, Lyamlouli K, Oukarroum A, Zeroual Y. A phospho-compost biological-based approach increases phosphate rock agronomic efficiency in faba bean as compared to chemical and physical treatments. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2022; 29:74012-74023. [PMID: 35633456 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-21087-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 05/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Under arid and semi-arid conditions, direct application of phosphate rock (PR) as a source of phosphorus (P) for crop production is likely influenced by agricultural practices and soil properties. Different approaches could be used to improve the agronomic efficiency of low-grade PR over a wider range of soils and crops. In this study, biological, physical, and chemical treatments of low-grade Moroccan PR were investigated and compared through agronomic trials on faba bean grown under alkaline soil conditions. The physical treatment was based on blending PR with triple superphosphate (TSP) at 75:25 and 50:50 ratios, the biological treatments involved co-application of PR with compost at 50:50 ratio and phospho-compost elaborated from PR (20%), sewage sludge (46%), and wheat residues (34%), while the chemical treatment was obtained by a 30% acidulation of PR by phosphoric acid. Control treatments consisting of zero P application (control), PR alone, and TSP alone were considered to assess the effectiveness of the abovementioned techniques to improve PR agronomic efficiency. A pot experiment was conducted in sandy soil (Jorf Lasfar, central Morocco) for 60 days in a completely randomized design considering eight treatments. All treatments, except the control, were amended with 52 mg kg-1 of P from different PR-based fertilizers before sowing. At the flowering stage (60-day-old plants), results indicated that all PR treatments significantly improved plant growth, root nodulation, and nutrient uptake compared to the control. The relative agronomic efficiency of pretreated PR was significantly higher with phospho-compost treatment (86%) than the partially acidulated PR (78%) or the PR/TSP blend 50:50 (64%). Likewise, P uptake, P use efficiency, number of root nodules, and N uptake all were improved under PR treatments. Our finding revealed that the biological technique based on phospho-compost yielded better compared to chemical and physical treatments.
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- Mohamed Chtouki
- AgroBioSciences, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), Lot-660 Hay Moulay Rachid, 43150, Ben Guerir, Morocco.
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- AgroBioSciences, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), Lot-660 Hay Moulay Rachid, 43150, Ben Guerir, Morocco
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- AgroBioSciences, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), Lot-660 Hay Moulay Rachid, 43150, Ben Guerir, Morocco
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- AgroBioSciences, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), Lot-660 Hay Moulay Rachid, 43150, Ben Guerir, Morocco
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- Situation Innovation Group-OCP Group, Jorf Lasfar, 24025, El Jadida, Morocco
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Yan J, Li Q, Hu L, Wang J, Zhou Q, Zhong J. Response of microbial communities and their metabolic functions to calcareous succession process. Sci Total Environ 2022; 825:154020. [PMID: 35202682 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2021] [Revised: 02/02/2022] [Accepted: 02/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Soil chronosequence is of great important in studying rates and directions of soil evolution, which can provide valuable information for the validation of soil genesis theory. However, the variation of microbial composition and structure in a calcareous soil chronosequence in karst region of southwest China is not clear. To reveal the response of microbial communities and their metabolic functions to calcareous succession process, a chronosequence of four calcareous soils (black calcareous soil, brown calcareous soil, yellow calcareous soil and red calcareous soil) with a depth of 0-20 cm from tropical monsoon rainforests of Guangxi Nonggang National Nature Reserve, southwest China was collected to analyze the soil physichemical and microbial properties. The results showed that the overall soil nutrient contents decreased along calcareous soil chronosequences and all calcareous soils were nitrogen (N) limitation. And, there were significant differences in the structure of microbial communities in calcareous soil chronosequences. To accommodate N-restriction, fungal community shifted from pathotroph to symbiotroph trophic pattern and Ectomycorrhizal fungi (ECM) emerged. ECM competing with free-living decomposers for N will slow soil carbon (C) cycling and increase soil C storage. Penicillium and Gaiella, the keystone genera, were related to phosphorus (P) cycle closely. Taken together, the occurrence of these microorganisms emphasizes the importance for C, N and P cycle in calcareous chronosequence soils and thus contributes to the ongoing worldwide endeavor to characterize their function for investigating the rate and direction of calcareous pedogenic changes.
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- Jiahui Yan
- Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection, Ministry of Education, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Rare and Endangered Animal Ecology, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China; Key Laboratory of Karst Dynamics, MNR & GZAR, Institute of Karst Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Guilin 541004, China; International Research Center on Karst under the Auspices of UNESCO, Guilin 541004, China
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- Key Laboratory of Karst Dynamics, MNR & GZAR, Institute of Karst Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Guilin 541004, China; International Research Center on Karst under the Auspices of UNESCO, Guilin 541004, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Karst Dynamics, MNR & GZAR, Institute of Karst Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Guilin 541004, China; International Research Center on Karst under the Auspices of UNESCO, Guilin 541004, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection, Ministry of Education, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Rare and Endangered Animal Ecology, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection, Ministry of Education, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Rare and Endangered Animal Ecology, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Karst Dynamics, MNR & GZAR, Institute of Karst Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Guilin 541004, China; International Research Center on Karst under the Auspices of UNESCO, Guilin 541004, China
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Ma S, Nan Z, Hu Y, Chen S, Yang X, Su J. Phosphorus supply level is more important than wheat variety in safe utilization of cadmium-contaminated calcareous soil. J Hazard Mater 2022; 424:127224. [PMID: 34583157 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2021] [Revised: 08/30/2021] [Accepted: 09/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Screening and cultivating crop varieties with low Cd accumulation is an effective way to safely utilize the Cd slightly contaminated soil. The characteristics and mechanism of Cd uptake by 13 wheat varieties in two calcareous soils with similar Cd contamination level but different P supply level were studied. The grain Cd concentration of almost all varieties in low-P soil was significantly higher than that in high-P soil and exceeded the maximum level of 0.2 mg kg-1 recommended by the Codex Alimentarius Commission. The pH value of low-P soil was significantly lower than that of high-P soil by 0.27 units, while leaf [Mn] (proxy for rhizosphere carboxylates) and the activities of soil alkaline phosphatase and phytase were significantly higher than those of high-P soil by 35%, 55%, and 286%, respectively. The exchangeable Cd concentration in low-P soil was 2.93 times higher than that in high-P soil, while the Cd concentration of oxides and organic species was significantly lower than that in high-P soil by 21% and 64%, respectively, collectively increasing soluble Cd concentration in low-P soil by 38%. In low-P calcareous soil, P mobilization induced the change of root-zone microenvironment, resulting in the mobilization of Cd.
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- Shuangjin Ma
- MOE Key Laboratory of Western China's Environmental Systems and Gansu Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Prediction and Control, College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Western China's Environmental Systems and Gansu Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Prediction and Control, College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Western China's Environmental Systems and Gansu Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Prediction and Control, College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Western China's Environmental Systems and Gansu Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Prediction and Control, College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Western China's Environmental Systems and Gansu Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Prediction and Control, College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Shapotou Desert Research and Experiment Station, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
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Tato L, Lattanzio V, Ercole E, Dell'Orto M, Sorgonà A, Linsalata V, Salvioli di Fossalunga A, Novero M, Astolfi S, Abenavoli MR, Murgia I, Zocchi G, Vigani G. Plasticity, exudation and microbiome-association of the root system of Pellitory-of-the-wall plants grown in environments impaired in iron availability. Plant Physiol Biochem 2021; 168:27-42. [PMID: 34619596 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2021.09.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2021] [Revised: 09/29/2021] [Accepted: 09/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The investigation of the adaptive strategies of wild plant species to extreme environments is a challenging issue, which favors the identification of new traits for plant resilience. We investigated different traits which characterize the root-soil interaction of Parietaria judaica, a wild plant species commonly known as "Pellitory-of-the-wall". P. judaica adopts the acidification-reduction strategy (Strategy I) for iron (Fe) acquisition from soil, and it can complete its life cycle in highly calcareous environments without any symptoms of chlorosis. In a field-to-lab approach, the microbiome associated with P. judaica roots was analyzed in spontaneous plants harvested from an urban environment consisting in an extremely calcareous habitat. Also, the phenolics and carboxylates content and root plasticity and exudation were analyzed in P. judaica plants grown under three different controlled conditions mimicking the effect of calcareous environments on Fe availability: results show that P. judaica differentially modulates root plasticity under different Fe availability-impaired conditions, and that it induces, to a high extent, the exudation of caffeoylquinic acid derivatives under calcareous conditions, positively impacting Fe solubility.
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- Liliana Tato
- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Ambientali, Produzioni, Territorio, Agroenergia, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, degli Alimenti e dell'Ambiente, Università degli Studi di Foggia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e Biologia dei Sistemi, Università degli Studi di Torino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Ambientali, Produzioni, Territorio, Agroenergia, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento Agraria, Università"Mediterranea" di Reggio Calabria Feo di Vito, 89124, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- C.N.R. Istituto di Scienze delle Produzioni Alimentari, Bari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e Biologia dei Sistemi, Università degli Studi di Torino, Italy
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- Dipartimento Agraria, Università"Mediterranea" di Reggio Calabria Feo di Vito, 89124, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Ambientali, Produzioni, Territorio, Agroenergia, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e Biologia dei Sistemi, Università degli Studi di Torino, Italy.
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Shah JA, Chu G. Short-chain soluble polyphosphate fertilizers increased soil P availability and mobility by reducing P fixation in two contrasting calcareous soils. PeerJ 2021; 9:e11493. [PMID: 34268004 PMCID: PMC8265382 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.11493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2020] [Accepted: 04/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Short-chain polyphosphate fertilizers have been increasingly applied in agriculture, but little is known about the chemical behaviors of polyphosphate in soils. Herein, a cylinder experiment was carried out to investigate the influences of different P types (i.e., mono-ammonium phosphate (MAP), phosphoric acid (PA) and ammonium polyphosphate (poly-P)) and their application methods (single vs split) on the mobility and availability of P in soil through a column millimeter-scale slice cutting method; meanwhile a soil microcosm experiment (560-day) was conducted to investigate the effects of different P types on phosphorus dynamic transformation. Polyphosphate addition significantly increased P mobility. The average distance of P downward movement (81.5 mm) in soil profile in the poly-P application treatment increased by 33.6% and 81.1%, respectively, compared to the MAP and PA treatments. Different P application methods also markedly influenced phosphorus mobility. For instance, the average distance of P vertical movement in the split P application treatment was 21.2% higher than in the single application treatment, indicating that split P addition significantly increased P downward movement. Moreover, polyphosphate application decreased soil P fixation by blocking the transformation of the applied-P from labile to recalcitrant forms (HCl-P and residual-P). Overall, our findings provide meaningful information to current phosphorus fertilization practice in increasing soil P mobility and bioavailability. We suggest that polyphosphate could be regarded as an alternative P source used in agriculture, and split polyphosphate application is recommended as an effective P fertilization strategy.
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- Jawad Ali Shah
- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, College of Life Science, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing City, Zhejiang, P.R. China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, College of Life Science, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing City, Zhejiang, P.R. China
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Fan B, Fenton O, Daly K, Ding J, Chen S, Chen Q. Alum split applications strengthened phosphorus fixation and phosphate sorption in high legacy phosphorus calcareous soil. J Environ Sci (China) 2021; 101:87-97. [PMID: 33334540 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2020.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2020] [Revised: 08/09/2020] [Accepted: 08/10/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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High phosphorus (P) saturation arising from historic P inputs to protected vegetable fields (PVFs) drives high P mobilisation to waterbodies. Amendment of soils with alum has shown potential in terms of fixing labile P and protecting water quality. The present 15 month pot experiment investigated P stabilisation across single alum application (Alum-1 treatment, 20 g alum/kg soil incorporated into soil before the maize was sown), alum split applications (Alum-4 treatment, 5 g alum/kg soil incorporated into soil before each crop was sown i.e. 4 × 5 g/kg) and soil only treatment (Control). Results showed that the Alum-1 treatment caused the strongest stabilisation of soil labile P after maize plant removal, whereas the P stabilisation effect was gradually weakened due to the transformation of soil non-labile P to labile P and the reduced active Al3+ in soil solution. For the Alum-4 treatment, soil labile P decreased gradually with each crop planting and was lower than the Alum-1 treatment at the end of the final crop removal, without any impairment on plant growth. The better P stabilisation at the end of Alum-4 treatment was closely correlated with a progressive supply of Al3+ and a gradual decrease of pH, which resulted in higher contents of poorly-crystalline Al, Fe and exchangeable Ca. These aspects were conducive to increasing the soil P stabilisation and phosphate sorption. In terms of management, growers in continuous cropping systems could utilise split alum applications as a strategy to alleviate P losses in high-P enriched calcareous soil.
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- Bingqian Fan
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmyard Soil Pollution Prevention-control and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Teagasc, Environmental Research Centre, Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford, Ireland
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- Teagasc, Environmental Research Centre, Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford, Ireland
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmyard Soil Pollution Prevention-control and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmyard Soil Pollution Prevention-control and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmyard Soil Pollution Prevention-control and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
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Chen D, Meng ZW, Chen YP. Effect of humic acid on seedling growth and trace metal accumulation of pak choi (Brassica chinensis L.) cultivated on molybdenum slag-spiked soil. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2021; 28:6122-6131. [PMID: 32989699 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-10929-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2020] [Accepted: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The growth performance and trace metal accumulation of pak choi (Brassica chinensis L.) were investigated to evaluate the ameliorative effect of humic acid on molybdenum (Mo) slag-spiked calcareous soil. Calcareous soil spiked with 5.0% (w/w) slag was amended with humic acid derived from leonardite from 0 to 5.0% (w/w). With increasing application rate, humic acid enhanced the antioxidative capacity of pak choi seedling, as indicated by increases in the activities of antioxidant enzymes (superoxide dismutase, catalase, and peroxidase) and a decrease in malondialdehyde content; humic acid application also increased total chlorophyll content, leaf area, seedling height, and fresh biomass of pak choi. These stimulation effects started to decrease above 2.5-5.0% application of humic acid. The contents of trace metals (Cu, Mn, Zn, As, Cd, and Pb) in the aboveground part of pak choi seedling generally decreased at low rates (0.5% and 1.0%), and then increased with higher rates (2.5% and 5.0%) of humic acid application. Health risk assessment of trace metals based on target hazard quotient (THQ) suggested that consuming pak choi grown on these soils is safe. Low rate (0.5%) of humic acid reduced the potential health risk, while high rates (2.5% and 5.0%) accumulated trace metals and increased health risk. Humic acid could be added to Mo slag-spiked calcareous soil for the yield and food safety of pak choi, but the overuse of humic acid should be avoided.
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- Dong Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 97 Yanxiang Road, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 97 Yanxiang Road, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 97 Yanxiang Road, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, China.
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Ma S, Hu Y, Zeng Q, Xu Z, Cui Y, Ma Y, Su J, Nan Z. Temporal changes of calcareous soil properties and their effects on cadmium uptake by wheat under wastewater irrigation for over 50 years. Chemosphere 2021; 263:127971. [PMID: 33297027 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.127971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2020] [Revised: 08/01/2020] [Accepted: 08/06/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Calcareous soil has a strong buffering capacity for neutralizing acid and stabilizing cadmium (Cd) because of the high calcium carbonate (CaCO3) content. However, it is not clear whether the buffering capacity of calcareous soil can be maintained after long-term wastewater irrigation. We selected a typical area in western China that has been irrigated with wastewater for over 50 years to study the temporal changes of soil properties and their effects on Cd uptake by wheat. The results showed that compared with the background level before the 1960s, the soil pH and CaCO3 content in 2018 were lower by 0.80 units and 35%, respectively, while the soil organic matter (SOM) content, Olsen phosphorus (P) content, and soil total Cd content in 2018 increased by 1.54, 13.05, and 164 times, respectively. Due to the significant decrease in the soil pH and CaCO3, the high load of soil total Cd and electrical conductivity, the low soil clay content, and the coupling of SOM with soil nitrogen and P, the input Cd was activated. Furthermore, the activated Cd was effectively taken up by wheat roots and transported to grains with the assistance of dissolved organic carbon. Our results highlight that long-term wastewater irrigation caused irreversible damage to soil buffering capacity, resulting in the Cd activation and the enhancement of Cd uptake by wheat.
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- Shuangjin Ma
- MOE Key Laboratory of Western China's Environmental Systems and Gansu Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Prediction and Control, College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Western China's Environmental Systems and Gansu Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Prediction and Control, College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China.
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Western China's Environmental Systems and Gansu Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Prediction and Control, College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Western China's Environmental Systems and Gansu Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Prediction and Control, College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Western China's Environmental Systems and Gansu Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Prediction and Control, College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Western China's Environmental Systems and Gansu Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Prediction and Control, College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Shapotou Desert Research and Experiment Station, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Western China's Environmental Systems and Gansu Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Prediction and Control, College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China.
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Teng Z, Zhu J, Shao W, Zhang K, Li M, Whelan MJ. Increasing plant availability of legacy phosphorus in calcareous soils using some phosphorus activators. J Environ Manage 2020; 256:109952. [PMID: 31818749 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2019] [Revised: 11/26/2019] [Accepted: 11/30/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Legacy phosphorus (P) in soil, accumulated over several years of fertilizer application in excess of crop demand, represents a huge and largely untapped resource. P activators can increase the availability of this P to plants by accelerating its transformation into soluble P fractions. In this study, we evaluated the potentials of four "P activators" (oxalic acid, lignin, phytase and ascorbic acid) to increase plant available P in a laboratory incubation experiment with two P-deficient calcareous soils used for wheat production. Samples were analysed for Olsen P, phosphomonoesterase and with Hedley sequential P fractionation. All four treatments had significant effects on different soil P fractions. Oxalic acid mainly enhanced inorganic P (Pi) solubility from the HCl-extractable P pool. Lignin enhanced P lability from the NaOH-, HCl- and residual-P pools. Phytase and ascorbic acid principally affected the organic P fractions (Po). Oxalic acid and lignin showed most potential to improve P (H2O-P, NaHCO3-Pi and NaHCO3-Po) availability, which increased by 110-419% and 4.1-122%, respectively. These findings illustrated the potential mechanisms responsible for P release associated with different P activators and reinforced the case for their use in increasing legacy P availability for agriculture in calcareous soils.
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- Zedong Teng
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China; Hubei Institute of Urban Planning and Design, Wuhan, Hubei, 430071, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China.
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- School of Geography, Geology and the Environment, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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Mandal S, Donner E, Smith E, Sarkar B, Lombi E. Biochar with near-neutral pH reduces ammonia volatilization and improves plant growth in a soil-plant system: A closed chamber experiment. Sci Total Environ 2019; 697:134114. [PMID: 31487592 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2019] [Revised: 08/15/2019] [Accepted: 08/24/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Ammonia (NH3) volatilization is considered as one of the major mechanisms responsible for the loss of nitrogen (N) from soil-plant systems worldwide. This study investigated the effect of biochar amendment to a calcareous soil (pH 7.8) on NH3 volatilization and plant N uptake. In particular, the effect of biochar's feedstock and application rate on both NH3 volatilization and plant growth were quantified using a specially designed closed chamber system. Two well-characterized biochars prepared from poultry manure (PM-BC) and green waste compost (GW-BC) were applied to the soil (0, 0.5, 1, 1.5 and 2% w/w equivalent to 0, 7.5, 15, 22 and 30 t ha-1) and wheat (Triticum aestivum, variety: Calingiri) was grown for 30 days. Both PM-BC and GW-BC decreased NH3 volatilization to a similar degree (by 47 and 38%, respectively), in the soil-plant system compared to the unamended control. Higher plant biomass production of up to 70% was obtained in the closed chamber systems with the addition of biochar. The increase in plant biomass was due to the reduction in N loss as NH3 gas, thereby increasing the N supply to the plants. Plant N uptake was improved by as much as 58% with biochar addition when additional NPK nutrients were supplied to the soil. This study demonstrates that the application of biochars can mitigate NH3 emission from calcareous agricultural cropping soil and that the retained N is plant-available and can improve wheat biomass yield.
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- Sanchita Mandal
- Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA 5095, Australia; Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, United Kingdom.
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- Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA 5095, Australia
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- Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA 5095, Australia
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- Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA 5095, Australia; Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, United Kingdom
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- Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA 5095, Australia
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Akhtar M, Yousaf S, Sarwar N, Hussain S. Zinc biofortification of cereals-role of phosphorus and other impediments in alkaline calcareous soils. Environ Geochem Health 2019; 41:2365-2379. [PMID: 30903431 DOI: 10.1007/s10653-019-00279-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2018] [Accepted: 03/08/2019] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Alkaline calcareous soils are deficient in plant nutrients; in particular, phosphorus (P) and zinc (Zn) are least available; their inorganic fertilizers are generally applied to meet the demand of crops. The applied nutrients react with soil constituents as well as with each other, resulting in lower plant uptake. Phosphorus availability is usually deterred due to lime content, while Zn availability is largely linked with alkalinity of the soil. The present manuscript critically discusses the factors associated with physicochemical properties of soil and other interactions in soil-plant system which contribute to the nutrients supply from soil, and affect productivity and quality attributes of cereals. Appropriate measures may possibly lessen the severity of nutritional disorder in cereal and optimize P and Zn concentrations in grain. Foliar Zn spray is found to escape most of the soil reactions; thus, Zn bioavailability is higher either through increase in grain Zn or through decrease in phytate content. The reactivity of nutrients prior to its uptake is deemed as major impediments in Zn biofortification of cereals. The article addresses physiological limitation of plants to accumulate grain Zn and the ways to achieve biofortification in cereals, while molecular mechanism explains how it affects nutritional quality of cereals. Moreover, it highlights the desirable measures for enhancing Zn bioavailability, e.g., manipulation of genetic makeup for efficient nutrient uptake/translocation, and also elucidates agronomic measures that help facilitate Zn supply in soil for plant accumulation.
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- Muhammad Akhtar
- Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology (NIAB), Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology (NIAB), Faisalabad, Pakistan.
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- Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology (NIAB), Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
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Zlatić NM, Stanković MS. Effects of calcareous and serpentinite parent material on the mineral characteristics of soils and plant material of Teucrium montanum L. (Lamiaceae). Environ Monit Assess 2019; 191:564. [PMID: 31414237 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-019-7750-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2019] [Accepted: 08/08/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The objective of this study was to determine eco-edaphic characteristics and influence of different substrates on mineral characteristics of facultative serpentinophyte. The total concentration of 20 elements Al, As, B, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Li, Mg, Mn, Na, Ni, P, Pb, S, Se, and Zn in soil samples and aboveground parts of medicinal plant species Teucrium montanum from various calcareous and serpentinite habitats in the territory of Serbia was determined. The concentration of the elements was established by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry-ICP-OES. The obtained results showed that the quantities of certain elements Al, As, B, Ca, Cd, Cu, K, Li, P, Se, and Zn were detected more in the soil samples from calcareous habitats in comparison to the quantities of other metals Co, Cr, Fe, Mg, Mn, Na, Ni, which were more frequently found in the soil samples from the serpentinite habitats. Analyzed plant samples from calcareous habitats contained higher concentrations of Al, Ca, Li, and Zn as opposed to serpentinite containing higher concentrations of Co, Cr, Fe, Mg, Mn, Na, Ni, and Se. Examined species can accumulate macro- and microelements in different quantities, depending on the substrate type. Differences in the concentration of certain elements in the soil samples and aboveground parts of the T. montanum from calcareous and serpentinite habitats indicate significant phenotypic plasticity of the investigated species as well as the existence of specific serpentinite ecotypes developed by the activity of various edaphic factors.
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- Nenad M Zlatić
- Department of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Science, University of Kragujevac, Radoja Domanovića 12, 34000, Kragujevac, Republic of Serbia.
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- Department of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Science, University of Kragujevac, Radoja Domanovića 12, 34000, Kragujevac, Republic of Serbia
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Chen D, Meng ZW, Chen YP. Toxicity assessment of molybdenum slag as a mineral fertilizer: A case study with pakchoi (Brassica chinensis L.). Chemosphere 2019; 217:816-824. [PMID: 30458417 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.10.216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2018] [Revised: 10/29/2018] [Accepted: 10/30/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Large quantities of molybdenum (Mo) slag are generated as a by-product during mining and smelting, which not only occupy huge stretches of arable land and natural habitats but also threaten the local ecosystem and environment. How to recycle this Mo slag is becoming an urgent issue. Here, we reported the toxicity assessment of Mo slag as a mineral fertilizer for slag recycling in agricultural practices. The results showed the following: (1) Lower rates of slag (1.0%, 2.5%, and 5.0%) fertilization, especially 5.0% slag, increased the activities of antioxidant enzymes (superoxide dismutase, catalase, and peroxidase), the contents of chlorophyll, and both the maximum quantum yield and quantum efficiency of photosystem II; decreased the content of malondialdehyde and the non-photochemical quenching of photosystem II; and eventually increased the height, leaf area, and biomass of pakchoi seedlings; (2) Higher rates (7.5% and 10.0%) of Mo slag application resulted in a reduction in the aforementioned physiological and morphological parameters (except for peroxidase activity) of pakchoi seedlings; and (3) Although fertilization with 5.0% slag increased the accumulation of the non-essential elements arsenic (As), lead (Pb), and cadmium (Cd) in pakchoi seedlings, their contents were still lower than the maximum levels of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, European Union, and standards of China. From the perspectives of plant nutrition and food safety, our results showed that Mo slag fertilization at rates lower than 5.0% can be applied as a mineral fertilizer for pakchoi grown on calcareous soils.
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- Dong Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an 710061, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an 710061, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an 710061, China.
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Fan B, Wang J, Fenton O, Daly K, Ezzati G, Chen Q. Strategic differences in phosphorus stabilization by alum and dolomite amendments in calcareous and red soils. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2019; 26:4842-4854. [PMID: 30569362 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-3968-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2018] [Accepted: 12/10/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Surplus phosphorus (P) above agronomic requirements can negatively affect the water status of connected surface and subsurface water bodies. The in situ stabilization of soil P through soil amendment has been recognized as an efficient way to reduce this environmental pressure. However, the mechanism of how P is stabilized during this process and how plant available P is affected are unknown. This can be achieved by sequential chemical extraction and synchrotron-based X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES) spectroscopy investigations. Therefore, in the present study, P-enriched calcareous and red soils were amended with alum, dolomite, and a 1:1 mixture of alum and dolomite (MAD) at a 20 g/kg soil rate, and soil properties and P fractions were measured after a 45-day period. Results showed that alum amendment significantly decreased CaCl2-P and Olsen-P contents in calcareous and red soils when compared with dolomite. However, dolomite incorporation maintained relatively high P availability and even increased CaCl2-P and Olsen-P contents by 1.32% and 40.5% in red soil, respectively, compared to control. Amendment with MAD was not as effectively as the alum in P stabilization. Sequential inorganic P extraction indicated that alum dominantly contributed labile P transformed to Al-P in both soils. P K-edge XANES spectroscopy measurements further explained that alum adsorbed phosphate in calcareous soil and precipitated phosphate as AlPO4 in red soil. Results of P fractionation and Mehlich-3-extracted Ca showed that dolomite mainly adsorbed loosely bound P in calcareous soil and red soil. However, dolomite incorporation in red soil led to Al-P and Fe-P release. The P sorption isotherms showed that dolomite and alum increased soil P sorption maxima and decreased the degree of P saturation (DPS) in both soils, while dolomite declined the Langmuir bonding energy in red soil. Differences in P stabilization by alum and dolomite addition across soil types were closely related to their characteristics, and soil properties changed, especially soil pH.
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- Bingqian Fan
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmyard Soil Pollution Prevention-Control and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmyard Soil Pollution Prevention-Control and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Teagasc, Environmental Research Centre, Johnstown Castle, Wexford, Ireland
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- Teagasc, Environmental Research Centre, Johnstown Castle, Wexford, Ireland
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- Teagasc, Environmental Research Centre, Johnstown Castle, Wexford, Ireland
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmyard Soil Pollution Prevention-Control and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Nutrition Resources Integrated Utilization, Linyi, 276700, Shandong, China.
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Martín-Fernández C, Solti Á, Czech V, Kovács K, Fodor F, Gárate A, Hernández-Apaolaza L, Lucena JJ. Response of soybean plants to the application of synthetic and biodegradable Fe chelates and Fe complexes. Plant Physiol Biochem 2017; 118:579-588. [PMID: 28787660 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2017.07.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2017] [Revised: 07/20/2017] [Accepted: 07/31/2017] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The growing concern over the environmental risk of synthetic chelate application promotes the search for alternatives in Fe fertilization, such as biodegradable chelating agents and natural complexing agents. In this work, plant responses to the application of several Fe treatments (chelates and complexes) was analyzed to study their potential use in Fe fertilization under calcareous conditions. Thus, the root ferric chelate reductase (FCR) activity of soybean (Glycine max cv. Klaxon) plants was determined, and the effectiveness of the Fe chelates and complexes assessed in a pot experiment, by SPAD and fluorescence induction measurements, and the determination of Fe distribution in plant and soil. Additionally, 57Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy was conducted to identify the Fe forms present in the soybean roots. The highest FCR activity was observed for the chelates EDDS/Fe3+ and IDHA/Fe3+; while no activity was observed when using complexes as Fe substrates. In contrast to the FCR data, the pot experiment confirmed that the o,oEDDHA/Fe3+ is the most effective treatment, and the complexes LS/Fe3+ and GA/Fe3+ are able to alleviate Fe chlorosis, also indicated by SPAD data and the maximal quantum efficiency of photosystem II reaction centers as vitality parameters, and the enhanced plant uptake of Fe from natural sources.
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- Clara Martín-Fernández
- Agricultural Chemistry and Food Science Department, University Autónoma of Madrid, Av. Francisco Tomás y Valiente Nº 7, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Plant Physiology and Molecular Plant Biology, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter Lane 1/C, 1117 Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Plant Physiology and Molecular Plant Biology, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter Lane 1/C, 1117 Budapest, Hungary
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter Lane 1/A, 1117 Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Plant Physiology and Molecular Plant Biology, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter Lane 1/C, 1117 Budapest, Hungary
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- Agricultural Chemistry and Food Science Department, University Autónoma of Madrid, Av. Francisco Tomás y Valiente Nº 7, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Agricultural Chemistry and Food Science Department, University Autónoma of Madrid, Av. Francisco Tomás y Valiente Nº 7, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Agricultural Chemistry and Food Science Department, University Autónoma of Madrid, Av. Francisco Tomás y Valiente Nº 7, 28049 Madrid, Spain.
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Audette Y, O'Halloran IP, Evans LJ, Voroney RP. Preliminary validation of a sequential fractionation method to study phosphorus chemistry in a calcareous soil. Chemosphere 2016; 152:369-375. [PMID: 26994430 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2015] [Revised: 02/26/2016] [Accepted: 03/05/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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A sequential fractionation method proposed by Jiang and Gu (1989) distinguished three types of calcium phosphates (Ca-P) according to their different plant availabilities. Three extractants, NaHCO3, NH4Ac, and H2SO4 were used to extract Ca2-P, Ca8-P, and Ca10-P types, respectively, from soil. This sequential fractionation method was tested and modified for analyzing the P chemistry of a calcareous soil. The solubility test and the model diagrams of the stability of the major Ca-P minerals showed that NaHCO3 was able to extract brushite (Ca2-P type), and NH4Ac extracted brushite and β-tricalcium P (Ca8-P type) as well as hydroxyapatite (Ca10-P type). Therefore the P forms targeted by extraction with NH4Ac should include both Ca8-and Ca10-P types. The sum of the P extracted by all extractants in the sequential fractionation method in the calcareous soil was in agreement with the total P measured by the perchloric acid digestion method. A proportion of organic P measured by the sequential fractionation method was in agreement with the result from solution (31)P NMR spectroscopy. This study showed that the modified sequential fractionation method and its target P forms would be useful for quantifying and characterizing inorganic and organic P in a calcareous soil, even though it should be used in combination with other techniques, such as solution (31)P NMR spectroscopy.
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- Yuki Audette
- School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada.
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- School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Ridgetown Campus, Ridgetown, Ontario N0P 2C0, Canada
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- School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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Zhao Y, Yan Z, Qin J, Ma Z, Zhang Y, Zhang L. The potential of residues of furfural and biogas as calcareous soil amendments for corn seed production. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2016; 23:6217-6226. [PMID: 26606935 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-5828-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2015] [Accepted: 11/17/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Intensive corn seed production in Northwest of China produced large amounts of furfural residues, which represents higher treatment cost and environmental issue. The broad calcareous soils in the Northwest of China exhibit low organic matter content and high pH, which led to lower fertility and lower productivity. Recycling furfural residues as soil organic and nutrient amendment might be a promising agricultural practice to calcareous soils. A 3-year field study was conducted to evaluate the effects of furfural as a soil amendment on corn seed production on calcareous soil with compared to biogas residues. Soil physical-chemical properties, soil enzyme activities, and soil heavy metal concentrations were assessed in the last year after the last application. Corn yield was determined in each year. Furfural residue amendments significantly decreased soil pH and soil bulk density. Furfural residues combined with commercial fertilizers resulted in the greater cumulative on soil organic matter, total phosphorus, available phosphorus, available potassium, and cation exchange capacity than that of biogas residue. Simultaneously, urease, invertase, catalase, and alkaline phosphatase increased even at the higher furfural application rates. Maize seed yield increased even with lower furfural residue application rates. Furfural residues resulted in lower Zn concentration and higher Cd concentration than that of biogas residues. Amendment of furfural residues led to higher soil electrical conductivity (EC) than that of biogas residues. The addition of furfural residues to maize seed production may be considered to be a good strategy for recycling the waste, converting it into a potential resource as organic amendment in arid and semi-arid calcareous soils, and may help to reduce the use of mineral chemical fertilizers in these soils. However, the impact of its application on soil health needs to be established in long-term basis.
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- Yunchen Zhao
- School of Agriculture and Biotechnology of Hexi University, Zhangye, 734000, Gansu, China.
- Key Laboratory of Hexi Corridor Resources Utilization of Gansu, Zhangye, 734000, Gansu, China.
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- Gansu Dunhuang Seed Co. Ltd., Jiuquan, 735000, Gansu, China
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- School of Agriculture and Biotechnology of Hexi University, Zhangye, 734000, Gansu, China
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- Gansu Dunhuang Seed Co. Ltd., Jiuquan, 735000, Gansu, China
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- School of Agriculture and Biotechnology of Hexi University, Zhangye, 734000, Gansu, China
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- School of Agriculture and Biotechnology of Hexi University, Zhangye, 734000, Gansu, China
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Lara RH, Velázquez LJ, Vazquez-Arenas J, Mallet M, Dossot M, Labastida I, Sosa-Rodríguez FS, Espinosa-Cristóbal LF, Escobedo-Bretado MA, Cruz R. Arsenopyrite weathering under conditions of simulated calcareous soil. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2016; 23:3681-3706. [PMID: 26498805 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-5560-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2015] [Accepted: 10/05/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Mining activities release arsenopyrite into calcareous soils where it undergoes weathering generating toxic compounds. The research evaluates the environmental impacts of these processes under semi-alkaline carbonated conditions. Electrochemical (cyclic voltammetry, chronoamperometry, EIS), spectroscopic (Raman, XPS), and microscopic (SEM, AFM, TEM) techniques are combined along with chemical analyses of leachates collected from simulated arsenopyrite weathering to comprehensively examine the interfacial mechanisms. Early oxidation stages enhance mineral reactivity through the formation of surface sulfur phases (e.g., S n (2-)/S(0)) with semiconductor properties, leading to oscillatory mineral reactivity. Subsequent steps entail the generation of intermediate siderite (FeCO3)-like, followed by the formation of low-compact mass sub-micro ferric oxyhydroxides (α, γ-FeOOH) with adsorbed arsenic (mainly As(III), and lower amounts of As(V)). In addition, weathering reactions can be influenced by accessible arsenic resulting in the formation of a symplesite (Fe3(AsO4)3)-like compound which is dependent on the amount of accessible arsenic in the system. It is proposed that arsenic release occurs via diffusion across secondary α, γ-FeOOH structures during arsenopyrite weathering. We suggest weathering mechanisms of arsenopyrite in calcareous soil and environmental implications based on experimental data.
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- René H Lara
- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Departamento de Ciencia de Materiales, Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango (UJED), Av. Veterinaria S/N, Circuito Universitario, Col. Valle del Sur, 34120, Durango, Mexico.
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Departamento de Ciencia de Materiales, Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango (UJED), Av. Veterinaria S/N, Circuito Universitario, Col. Valle del Sur, 34120, Durango, Mexico
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Iztapalapa, Av. San Rafael Atlixco 186, Col. Vicentina, Iztapalapa, México, DF, 09340, Mexico
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Physique et Microbiologie pour l'Environnement (LCPME), UMR 7564 CNRS-Université de Lorraine, 405 rue de Vandœuvre, F-54600, Villers-lès-Nancy, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Physique et Microbiologie pour l'Environnement (LCPME), UMR 7564 CNRS-Université de Lorraine, 405 rue de Vandœuvre, F-54600, Villers-lès-Nancy, France
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- Departamento de Energía, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Azcapotzalco, Av. San Pablo 180, Azcapotzalco, México, DF, 02200, Mexico
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- Crecimiento Económico y Medio Ambiente, Departamento Economía, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Azcapotzalco, Av. San Pablo 180, Azcapotzalco, México, DF, 02200, Mexico
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- Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, ICB, Av. Benjamín Franklin 4650, Zona PRONAF, 32315, Cd. Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Departamento de Ciencia de Materiales, Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango (UJED), Av. Veterinaria S/N, Circuito Universitario, Col. Valle del Sur, 34120, Durango, Mexico
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- Instituto de Metalurgia, Facultad de Ingeniería, UASLP, Av. Sierra Leona 550, Lomas 2a. Sección, 78210, San Luis Potosí, SLP, Mexico
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Ippolito JA, Stromberger ME, Lentz RD, Dungan RS. Hardwood biochar and manure co-application to a calcareous soil. Chemosphere 2016; 142:84-91. [PMID: 26009473 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.05.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2014] [Revised: 05/10/2015] [Accepted: 05/13/2015] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Biochar may affect the mineralization rate of labile organic C sources such as manures via microbial community shifts, and subsequently affect nutrient release. In order to ascertain the positive or negative priming effect of biochar on manure, dairy manure (2% by wt.) and a hardwood-based, fast pyrolysis biochar were applied (0%, 1%, 2%, and 10% by wt.) to a calcareous soil. Destructive sampling occurred at 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 12 months to monitor for changes in soil chemistry, water content, microbial respiration, bacterial populations, and microbial community structure. Overall results showed that increasing biochar application rate improved the soil water content, which may be beneficial in limited irrigation or rainfall areas. Biochar application increased soil organic C content and plant-available Fe and Mn, while a synergistic biochar-manure effect increased plant-available Zn. Compared to the other rates, the 10% biochar application lowered concentrations of NO3-N; effects appeared masked at lower biochar rates due to manure application. Over time, soil NO3-N increased likely due to manure N mineralization, yet soil NO3-N in the 10% biochar rate remained lower as compared to other treatments. In the presence of manure, only the 10% biochar application caused subtle microbial community structure shifts by increasing the relative amounts of two fatty acids associated with Gram-negative bacteria and decreasing Gram-positive bacterial fatty acids, each by ∼1%. Our previous findings with biochar alone suggested an overall negative priming effect with increasing biochar application rates, yet when co-applied with manure the negative priming effect was eliminated.
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- J A Ippolito
- USDA-ARS, Northwest Irrigation and Soils Research Laboratory, 3793 N. 3600E, Kimberly, ID 83341, United States.
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- Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1170, United States
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- USDA-ARS, Northwest Irrigation and Soils Research Laboratory, 3793 N. 3600E, Kimberly, ID 83341, United States
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- USDA-ARS, Northwest Irrigation and Soils Research Laboratory, 3793 N. 3600E, Kimberly, ID 83341, United States
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Elzobair KA, Stromberger ME, Ippolito JA, Lentz RD. Contrasting effects of biochar versus manure on soil microbial communities and enzyme activities in an Aridisol. Chemosphere 2016; 142:145-52. [PMID: 26138708 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.06.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2014] [Revised: 06/11/2015] [Accepted: 06/12/2015] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Biochar can increase microbial activity, alter microbial community structure, and increase soil fertility in arid and semi-arid soils, but at relatively high rates that may be impractical for large-scale field studies. This contrasts with organic amendments such as manure, which can be abundant and inexpensive if locally available, and thus can be applied to fields at greater rates than biochar. In a field study comparing biochar and manure, a fast pyrolysis hardwood biochar (22.4 Mg ha(-1)), dairy manure (42 Mg ha(-1) dry wt), a combination of biochar and manure at the aforementioned rates, or no amendment (control) was applied to an Aridisol (n=3) in fall 2008. Plots were annually cropped to corn (Zea maize L.). Surface soils (0-30 cm) were sampled directly under corn plants in late June 2009 and early August 2012, and assayed for microbial community fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) profiles and six extracellular enzyme activities involved in soil C, N, and P cycling. Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungal colonization was assayed in corn roots in 2012. Biochar had no effect on microbial biomass, community structure, extracellular enzyme activities, or AM fungi root colonization of corn. In the short-term, manure amendment increased microbial biomass, altered microbial community structure, and significantly reduced the relative concentration of the AM fungal biomass in soil. Manure also reduced the percent root colonization of corn by AM fungi in the longer-term. Thus, biochar and manure had contrasting short-term effects on soil microbial communities, perhaps because of the relatively low application rate of biochar.
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- Khalid A Elzobair
- Soil and Crop Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1170, United States.
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- Soil and Crop Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1170, United States.
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- USDA-ARS Northwest Irrigation and Soils Research Laboratory, Kimberly, ID 83341, United States.
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- USDA-ARS Northwest Irrigation and Soils Research Laboratory, Kimberly, ID 83341, United States.
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Xia S, Wang X, Su G, Shi G. Effects of drought on cadmium accumulation in peanuts grown in a contaminated calcareous soil. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2015; 22:18707-18717. [PMID: 26194243 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-5063-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2015] [Accepted: 07/09/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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This study aimed to investigate the effects of drought stress on cadmium (Cd) accumulation in peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) grown in contaminated calcareous soils. Five peanut cultivars were grown in a calcareous soil spiked with 4 mg Cd kg(-1) soil (dry weight) under well-watered, mild drought, and severe drought conditions. The biomass production, gas exchange, spectral reflectance, and Cd accumulation in plant tissues were determined. The five cultivars significantly differed from each other in biomass production, gas exchange, spectral reflectance, and Cd accumulation. The effect of drought on Cd accumulation in peanuts varies with plant tissues, cultivars, and developmental stages. Drought decreased root Cd concentrations in seedlings of the two high Cd-accumulating cultivars (Haihua 1 and Zhenghong 3), which is associated with increasing leaf active Fe content. However, for the mature plants, drought stress caused an increase in Cd accumulation in roots, pod walls, and seeds depending on peanut cultivars. Negative correlations were found between seed Cd concentration and biomasses in both preflowering seedlings and mature plants. The seed Cd concentration in mature plants was also observed to be positively correlated with the shoot Cd concentration in preflowering seedlings. The increased Cd concentration in seeds of drought-stressed peanut plants grown in Cd-contaminated calcareous soils might be attributed to the drought-induced decrease of biomass production.
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- Shenglan Xia
- College of Life Sciences, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, 235000, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, 235000, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, 235000, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, 235000, People's Republic of China.
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Sayen S, Guillon E. Aging effect on Zn retention on a calcareous soil: column experiments and synchrotron X-ray micro-spectroscopic investigation. Sci Total Environ 2014; 487:545-556. [PMID: 24813770 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.04.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2014] [Revised: 03/26/2014] [Accepted: 04/15/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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In this study, a combination of column experiments and micro-analytical techniques exploiting synchrotron generated X-rays was used to assess the effect of aging time on Zn retention and mobility in the specific case of calcareous soils (high pH value, ≈ 8). The samples were subjected to aging for 2, 6, 17, and 63 days. Freshly added Zn mainly existed as an exchangeable form, and this metal fraction decreased over time due to Zn redistribution to stronger binding sites. Thus, after aging for 63 days, 45% of Zn is remobilized from exchangeable sites to stronger binding sites. μ-XRF maps were used to find correlations among elements in the sample, and μ-XANES spectra were recorded to precise Zn speciation. These analyses evidenced an increasing partitioning of Zn from organic matter to iron oxy(hydr)oxides over time. The occurrence of hydrozincite is evidenced in all samples.
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- Stéphanie Sayen
- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de Reims (ICMR), UMR CNRS 7312, Groupe Chimie de Coordination, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, BP 1039, 51687 Reims Cedex 2, France.
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- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de Reims (ICMR), UMR CNRS 7312, Groupe Chimie de Coordination, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, BP 1039, 51687 Reims Cedex 2, France
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Xiong H, Guo X, Kobayashi T, Kakei Y, Nakanishi H, Nozoye T, Zhang L, Shen H, Qiu W, Nishizawa NK, Zuo Y. Expression of peanut Iron Regulated Transporter 1 in tobacco and rice plants confers improved iron nutrition. Plant Physiol Biochem 2014; 80:83-9. [PMID: 24727792 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2014.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2014] [Accepted: 03/22/2014] [Indexed: 04/30/2023]
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Iron (Fe) limitation is a widespread agricultural problem in calcareous soils and severely limits crop production. Iron Regulated Transporter 1 (IRT1) is a key component for Fe uptake from the soil in dicot plants. In this study, the peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) AhIRT1 was introduced into tobacco and rice plants using an Fe-deficiency-inducible artificial promoter. Induced expression of AhIRT1 in tobacco plants resulted in accumulation of Fe in young leaves under Fe deficient conditions. Even under Fe-excess conditions, the Fe concentration was also markedly enhanced, suggesting that the Fe status did not affect the uptake and translocation of Fe by AhIRT1 in the transgenic plants. Most importantly, the transgenic tobacco plants showed improved tolerance to Fe limitation in culture in two types of calcareous soils. Additionally, the induced expression of AhIRT1 in rice plants also resulted in high tolerance to low Fe availability in calcareous soils.
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- Hongchun Xiong
- Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, MOE, Centre for Resource, Environment and Food Security, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, MOE, Centre for Resource, Environment and Food Security, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan; Research Institute for Bioresources and Biotechnology, Ishikawa Prefectural University, 1-308 Suematsu, Nonoichi, Ishikawa 921-8836, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, MOE, Centre for Resource, Environment and Food Security, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, MOE, Centre for Resource, Environment and Food Security, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan; Research Institute for Bioresources and Biotechnology, Ishikawa Prefectural University, 1-308 Suematsu, Nonoichi, Ishikawa 921-8836, Japan
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- Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, MOE, Centre for Resource, Environment and Food Security, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
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Alkhader AMF, Abu Rayyan AM. Improving Water Use Efficiency of Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) Using Phosphorous Fertilizers. Springerplus 2013; 2:563. [PMID: 24255857 PMCID: PMC3825228 DOI: 10.1186/2193-1801-2-563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2013] [Accepted: 10/14/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A greenhouse pot experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of phosphorous (P) fertilizers application to an alkaline calcareous soil on the water use efficiency (WUE) of lettuce cultivar “robinson” of iceberg type. Head fresh and dry weights, total water applied and WUE were affected significantly by the P fertilizer type and rate. P fertilizers addition induced a significant enhancement in the WUE and fresh and dry weights of the crop. A local phosphate rock (PR) applied directly was found to be inferior to the other types of P fertilizers (Mono ammonium phosphate (MAP), Single superphosphate (SSP), and Di ammonium phosphate ((DAP)). MAP fertilizer at 375 and 500 kg P2O5/ha application rates recorded the highest significant values of head fresh weight and WUE, respectively.
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- Asad M F Alkhader
- Horticulture and Field Crops, National Center for Agricultural Research and Extension (NCARE), PO Box (639), Baqa', 19381 Jordan
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