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Changes in the Availability and Distribution of Microelement Copper in Cadmium Contaminated Soil and its Accumulation in Rice (Oryza sativa L.) After Biochar Application

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This experiment explored the side effect of biochar application on the availability and distribution of the soil microelement copper (Cu) in cadmium (Cd) contaminated soil and its uptake in rice tissues. Biochar was added at 0, 10, 20, 30, and 40 t ha−1 on topsoil. Results observed that both the concentration of available Cu in the topsoil and subsoil layer decreased by 16.3%–28.9% and 7.5%–59.3%, respectively, after biochar application. The Cu concentration in the < 0.053 mm and 1–2 mm soil aggregates increased as biochar application rate increased. Increasing application rate of biochar reduced the proportion of exchangeable Cu, carbonate bound Cu, and Fe/Mn oxide Cu fraction in the soil profile. However, the fraction of organic bound and residual Cu increased by 5.0%–178.4% and 7.0%–15.6%, respectively. Biochar could immobilize microelement Cu in the soil profile and limit Cu uptake by rice.

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This study was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (42107005), Agricultural Independent Innovation Fund of Jiangsu Province (CX(20)1010), and Key Project of Provincial Key Research and Development Program (Social Development) (BE2021717).

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Jing, F., Zhou, D. Changes in the Availability and Distribution of Microelement Copper in Cadmium Contaminated Soil and its Accumulation in Rice (Oryza sativa L.) After Biochar Application. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 110, 59 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-023-03699-4

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