Comparison in cadmium accumulation capacities of different leafy vegetables through cadmium-rich substrate cultivation

doi:10.13287/j.1001-9332.202008.039

Abstract

Abstract: To acquire a feasible method for a rapid comparison of the cadmium (Cd) accumulation capacities of different leafy vegetables, using substrate cultivation with different contents of Cd and cultivation time, we compared the observed Cd accumulation capacity with these obtained in the field. The results showed that the Cd content and bio-concentration factors (BCFs) value in the aboveground tissue of leafy vegetable varied significantly with Cd content and cultivation time. Multi-factor analysis of variance showed that vegetable variety, cultivation time, Cd content in substrate and their interaction had significant effects on BCFs of Cd in leafy vegetable. Leafy vegetable variety was the dominant factor affecting BCFs of Cd in leafy vegetable and controlled its absolute level. When Cd content in the substrate reached 1.0 mg·kg^-1 with a cultivation of 10 days, the correlation coefficient of Cd BCFs between the substrate cultivation and field experiments was the highest, with a R² value of 0.90. The results of cluster analysis and one-way ANOVA had the highest consistence with the field results. Comparatively, the substrate cultivation with Cd content of 1.0 mg·kg^-1 and a cultivation of 10 days showed a good reproducibility and stability in reflecting the difference in Cd accumulation capacities of different leafy vegetable varieties. The Cd-rich substrate cultivation could be used to screen the vegetables with low Cd accumulation and also would promote the field application of the vegetables with low Cd accumulation in the Cd-contaminated area of China.

Key words: substrate cultivation, seedling stage, rapid identification, leafy vegetable, bioconcentration factor

GAO Xin, ZENG Xi-bai, CHEN Qing, BAI Ling-yu, SHAN Hong, WU Cui-xia, SU Shi-ming. Comparison in cadmium accumulation capacities of different leafy vegetables through cadmium-rich substrate cultivation[J]. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology, 2020, 31(8): 2740-2748.

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