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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2023, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (6): 90-96.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2022-0413

Special Issue: 生物技术 农业工程 园艺

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Effects of Biochar Addition on Cd Enrichment in Lettuce

TENG Bingqin1(), MA Qianqian1, WU Jun1,2(), DUAN Xuejiao1, BI Dongmei2, CAI Liqun1   

  1. 1 College of Resources and Environment Sciences, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070
    2 College of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070
  • Received:2022-04-07 Revised:2022-08-15 Online:2023-02-25 Published:2023-02-22

Abstract:

To investigate the effect of biochar addition on the absorption and accumulation of Cd in lettuce under Cd stress, lettuce was used as the experimental material. By pot experiment, 0%, 1%, 2%, and 3% of biochar were added to the soil with exogenous Cd content of 3 mg/kg, respectively. After the lettuce was harvested, the data of soil pH, soil organic carbon, lettuce yield, Cd enrichment and translocation in lettuce, and the occurrence form of Cd in soil were measured. The results showed that the addition of biochar could significantly increase the content of soil organic carbon (P≤0.05). When the biochar addition amount was 3%, the soil organic carbon increased by 35.14%-40.87% compared with that of the CK group. The addition of biochar significantly reduced the Cd content of lettuce. Especially the addition of 3% of biochar, which could reduce the Cd content of lettuce leaves from 0.79 mg/kg to 0.44 mg/kg. Biochar can significantly reduce the enrichment factor and translocation factor of Cd in lettuce, increase the content of residual Cd, and significantly reduce the content of acid-extractable, reducible and oxidizable Cd. Therefore, the addition of biochar has a significant inhibitory effect on soil Cd contamination and Cd accumulation in lettuce, and 3% of biochar addition has the best effect.

Key words: Cd-contaminated soil, biochar, Cd enrichment in lettuce, soil Cd form, pot test