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Effect of compost and manure amendments on zinc soil speciation, plant content, and translocation in an artificially contaminated soil

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The addition of organic matter in soil can modify the bioavailability of heavy metals. A greenhouse pot experiment was carried out using an edible plant species Eruca vesicaria L. Cavalieri grown on an artificially contaminated soil with Zn (665 mg kg−1). In this study, the effect of compost at 20 t ha−1 (C20) and at 60 t ha−1 (C60), manure at 10 t ha−1 (M10) and at 30 t ha−1 (M30), and chemical fertilizers (NPK) on Zn fate in a soil–plant system was evaluated. At the end of the experiment, the main growth parameters and Zn content in plants were determined. In addition, Zn speciation in the soil was assessed using the original Community Bureau of Reference sequential extraction and diethylene triamine pentaacetic acid extraction. Zinc, though an essential element for plant growth, caused toxicity effects in plants grown on control and manure treatments, while in the compost treatments, plants showed no visual toxicity symptoms. The concentrations of Zn in roots were similar for all treatments, while significant differences were observed for shoots. In fact, in the compost treatments, plants showed the lowest Zn concentration in shoots. Zinc speciation seems not to be affected by the applied treatments. Indeed, Zn plant content and translocation to shoots seems to be affected. Compost amendments significantly reduced Zn content and translocation in comparison to other treatments.

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  1. Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari—CIHEAM, Via Ceglie 9, 70010, Valenzano, Italy

    Ziad Al Chami & Ivana Cavoski

  2. Dipartimento di Scienze del Suolo, della Pianta e degli Alimenti, Università degli Studi di Bari “Aldo Moro”, Via Amendola 165/A, 70126, Bari, Italy

    Donato Mondelli & Teodoro Miano

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Al Chami, Z., Cavoski, I., Mondelli, D. et al. Effect of compost and manure amendments on zinc soil speciation, plant content, and translocation in an artificially contaminated soil. Environ Sci Pollut Res 20, 4766–4776 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-012-1439-2

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