Effect of organic amendments on the alleviation of cadmium in red amaranth (Amaranthus gangeticus) grown in Cd-contaminated saline soils
2025 (English)In: Environmental Monitoring & Assessment, ISSN 0167-6369, E-ISSN 1573-2959, Vol. 197, no 1, article id 7Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Cd-contaminated saline soil is now becoming a serious threat affecting sustainable agriculture throughout the world. In this study, organic amendments (OA) were applied to Cd-contaminated saline soils to, firstly, reduce the bioavailability of Cd in soil and, secondly, minimize Cd accumulation in red amaranth (Amaranthus gangeticus) plant. The soil was treated with 1% and 2% of cow dung (CD), vermicompost (VC), waste tea (WT), saw dust (SD), rice hull (RH), and compost. Red amaranth (Amaranthus gangeticus) plant was grown using a pot experiment in control and OA-treated soil stressed with both salinity (4 dsm−1 and 8 dSm−1) and Cd (5 mgkg−1). In slightly saline conditions (4 dSm−1), the addition of 1% CD and VC reduced the bioavailable Cd in the soil to 17.44% and 15.12%, respectively. The reduction increased to 24.42% and 25.58% with 2% rate of application in the same soil. However, in moderately saline soil (8 dSm−1), the reduction varied significantly only with the higher rate. Shoot Cd content was reduced by 85.86% using 2% VC in low saline soil. The bioconcentration factor was also lowered with the addition of CD and VC; however, the performance proved to be better in low saline soil at 2% rate of application. The health risk index (HRI) value for the adults was observed to be < 1 only when the soil with low salinity was treated with 2% VC. Consequently, VC can be used in Cd-contaminated saline soils for red amaranth cultivation to reduce risks to people’s health.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Springer, 2025. Vol. 197, no 1, article id 7
Keywords [en]
Amaranthus, Cadmium, Environmental Restoration and Remediation, Salinity, Soil, Soil Pollutants, Medicinal chemistry, Soil pollution control, cadmium, fertilizer, lignin, nitrogen, phosphorus, cadmium, % reductions, Amaranthus, Cd, Cow dung, Health indices, Organic amendments, Red amaranthus gangeticu, Saline soil, Soil salinity, Vermicomposts, cadmium, growth response, organic compound, saline soil, soil pollution, Agrobacterium tumefaciens, Amaranthus, Amaranthus tricolor, Article, bioaccumulation, bioavailability, biomass, bioremediation, carbon source, germination, leaf area, nonhuman, pH, plant growth, plant height, salinity, soil acidity, soil fertility, soil pollution, tea, toxicity, chemistry, ecosystem restoration, metabolism, procedures, soil, soil pollutant, Soil pollution
National Category
Soil Science
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-102529DOI: 10.1007/s10661-024-13481-6ISI: 001376795800006PubMedID: 39623105Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85211083673OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kau-102529DiVA, id: diva2:1923071
2024-12-202024-12-202025-10-16Bibliographically approved