Total Chromium Captured by Maize (Zea Mays) Plants is Increased by Phosphate and Iron Supplementation in the Soil

In this work, a commercial hybrid maize was used, and the effect of selected mineral nutrients [sulfur (S), phosphorus (P), iron (Fe), and nitrogen (N)] on the chromium (Cr) captured by plants was analysed. Seeds were germinated in vitro, and plants were transferred to pots with soil supplemented wi...

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Published in:Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 2018-03, Vol.49 (5), p.615-625
Main Authors: González-Alejandre, Magdalena, González-Cortés, Juan Carlos, Carreón-Abud, Yazmín, Martínez-Trujillo, Miguel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural pollution
Bioaccumulation
Biological magnification
Bioremediation
Cereal crops
Chromium
Corn
Dry weight
Iron
maize
Mineral nutrients
Nitrogen
Nutrient concentrations
Nutrients
phosphate
Phosphates
Phosphorus
Phytoremediation
Plant tissues
Plants (botany)
Sediment pollution
Seeds
Soil
Soil contamination
Soils
Sulfur
Sulphur
Supplements
Tissue
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Summary:In this work, a commercial hybrid maize was used, and the effect of selected mineral nutrients [sulfur (S), phosphorus (P), iron (Fe), and nitrogen (N)] on the chromium (Cr) captured by plants was analysed. Seeds were germinated in vitro, and plants were transferred to pots with soil supplemented with a growth inhibitory Cr concentration and different mineral nutrient combinations. Plants were grown for 13 weeks and irrigated with water. In the harvested plants, total Cr was determined considering the Cr concentration in tissues and the biomass as dry weight. The soil supplemented with phosphorus (P) or Fe improved the total Cr captured by plants by a quarter. Bioconcentration values in plant tissues were similar to those of other plants grown in soil with Cr. This information will be useful either for Cr phytoremediation or to protect commercial maize crops cultivated in Cr contaminated soils.
ISSN:0010-3624
1532-2416
1532-4133
DOI:10.1080/00103624.2018.1432638