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: Received: 9 May 2023 / Approved: 9 May 2023 / Online: 9 May 2023 (11:01:43 CEST)
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: Received: 10 May 2023 / Approved: 10 May 2023 / Online: 10 May 2023 (08:15:46 CEST)
Chen, C.; Wei, Z.; Hu, K.; Wu, Q.-T. Phytoextraction and Migration Patterns of Cadmium in Contaminated Soils by Pennisetum hybridum. Plants2023, 12, 2321.
Chen, C.; Wei, Z.; Hu, K.; Wu, Q.-T. Phytoextraction and Migration Patterns of Cadmium in Contaminated Soils by Pennisetum hybridum. Plants 2023, 12, 2321.
Chen, C.; Wei, Z.; Hu, K.; Wu, Q.-T. Phytoextraction and Migration Patterns of Cadmium in Contaminated Soils by Pennisetum hybridum. Plants2023, 12, 2321.
Chen, C.; Wei, Z.; Hu, K.; Wu, Q.-T. Phytoextraction and Migration Patterns of Cadmium in Contaminated Soils by Pennisetum hybridum. Plants 2023, 12, 2321.
Abstract
This study was conducted to identify soil cadmium (Cd) removal pathways and their contribution rates during phytoremediation by Pennisetum hybridum, as well as to comprehensively assess its phytoremediation potential. Multilayered soil column tests and farmland simulating lysimeter tests were conducted to investigate the Cd phytoextraction and migration patterns in topsoil and subsoil simultaneously. The aboveground annual yield of P. hybridum grown in the lysimeter was 206 ton·ha–1. The total amount of Cd extracted in P. hybridum shoots was 234 g·ha–1, which was similar to that of other typical phytoremediation plants. After the test, the topsoil Cd removal rate was 21.50%–35.81%, whereas the extraction efficiency in P. hybridum shoots was only 4.17%–8.53%. These findings indicate that extraction by plant shoots was not the most important contributor to the decrease of Cd in the topsoil. The proportions of Cd retained by root cell wall was approximately 50% of the total Cd in root. Based on column test results, P. hybridum treatment led to a significant decrease in soil pH and considerably enhanced Cd migration to subsoil and groundwater. P. hybridum decreases Cd in the topsoil through multiple pathways and provides a relatively ideal material for phytoremediation of Cd-contaminated soils.
Environmental and Earth Sciences, Environmental Science
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This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Received:
10 May 2023
Commenter:
Qi-Tang Wu
Commenter's Conflict of Interests:
Author
Comment: Abstract, Line 14: change " 2060 ton·ha–1" to "206 ton·ha–1". Conclusion, Line 351: change " 2060 ton·ha–1" to "206 ton·ha–1". Including Graphical Abstract.
Commenter: Qi-Tang Wu
Commenter's Conflict of Interests: Author
Conclusion, Line 351: change " 2060 ton·ha–1" to "206 ton·ha–1".
Including Graphical Abstract.