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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2021, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (23): 113-117.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2020-0830

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Effects of Nano Selenium and Chitosan Compounds on Lettuce Planted in Cadmium-contaminated Soils

Li Jianzhao1(), Gao Wanchao1,2(), Li Xian3, Liu Pei1, Jiang Bin4, Tong Chunyi4   

  1. 1Hunan Ecological Environment Monitoring Center, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Monitoring for Heavy Metal Pollutants, Changsha 410014
    2Hunan Hydrological and Water Resources Survey Center, Changsha 410008
    3Ecological and Environmental Monitoring Station of Shaodong County, Shaoyang Hunan 422800
    4College of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha 410082
  • Received:2020-12-23 Revised:2021-03-01 Online:2021-08-15 Published:2021-08-26
  • Contact: Gao Wanchao E-mail:315945774@qq.com;307115672@qq.com

Abstract:

To obtain the safe production conditions of lettuce, the effects of nano selenium, chitosan and their combined fertilization on the yield, quality and cadmium content of lettuce planted in heavy metal contaminated soil were investigated. The results showed that compared with the control group, the application of nano selenium, chitosan and their combination could significantly improve the quality of lettuce, in which the fresh weight increased by 14.08%-53.73%, chlorophyll increased by 2.36%-22.38%, soluble reducing sugar content increased by 21.95%-407.66%, soluble protein content increased by 41.47%-112.73%, and Cd content decreased by 9.59%-19.49%. The combination of nano selenium and chitosan had obvious synergistic effect. When nano selenium was 30 mg/L and chitosan was 100 mg/L, the cadmium content in lettuce was the lowest, and the yield and quality were the best. The optimal ratio of nano selenium and chitosan is found in this study and the compatibility could be used for safe production of crops in soils with excessive heavy metals.

Key words: nano-selenium, chitosan, soils with excessive heavy metals, cadmium-contaminated soils, lettuce, quality, synergistic effect

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