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Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology ›› 2020, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (9): 3111-3118.doi: 10.13287/j.1001-9332.202009.036

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Strengthening the effect of Bacillus megaterium on remediation of Cd-contaminated farmland soil by Sedum plumbizincicola

DENG Yue-qiang1, CAO Xue-ying2, TAN Chang-yin1*, SUN Li-juan1, PENG Xi1, BAI Jia1, HUANG Shuo-pei1   

  1. 1Key Laboratory of Environmental Heavy Metal Pollution Mechanism and Ecology Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China;
    2Rural Vitalization Research Institute, Changsha University, Changsha 410022, China
  • Received:2020-02-17 Accepted:2020-06-16 Online:2020-09-15 Published:2021-03-15
  • Contact: * E-mail: chytan@hunnu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    the Key Research and Technology Project of Hunan Province (2017NK2141) and the Construction Program for First-Class Disciplines of Hunan Province, China (5010002).

Abstract: Sedum plumbizincicola is a Cd and Zn hyperaccumulator, widely used for the phytoremediation of Cd-contaminated soil. Bacillus megaterium, a phosphate-solubilizing bacteria, can promote plant growth and improve the bioavailability of heavy metals in soil, and thus has a strengthening effect on the remediation of heavy metal-contaminated soil. Here, a pot experiment was carried out with S. plumbizincicola as a hyperaccumulator to investigate the effects of different inoculation amounts (10-60 mL) of B. megaterium on the phytoremediation efficiency of Cd-contaminated farmland soils. The results showed that inoculation of B. megaterium increased soil available Cd content by 15.0%-45.0% compared with the CK. Biomass of shoots and roots of S. plumbizincicola increased by 8.7%-66.7% and 13.6%-81.8%, respectively. Shoot Cd concentration was significantly increased by the application of B. megaterium by 29.2%-60.4%. Under the conditions of S. plumbizincicola inoculated with B. megaterium, Cd removal rate of soil reached 26.7%-42.9%. In conclusion, application of B. megaterium in phytoremediation significantly enhanced the Cd removal efficiency and increased plant biomass, which promoted Cd remediation efficiency.

Key words: Bacillus megaterium, Sedum plumbizincicola, phytoremediation, Cd contamination soil, Cd availability