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Is maize suitable for substitution planting in arsenic-contaminated farmlands?

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  • Xiaoxia Cao

    (Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Agro-Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, P.R. China)

  • Lingyu Bai

    (Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Agro-Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, P.R. China)

  • Xibai Zeng

    (Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Agro-Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, P.R. China)

  • Junzheng Zhang

    (School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin/MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, Harbin, P.R. China)

  • Yanan Wang

    (Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Agro-Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, P.R. China)

  • Cuixia Wu

    (Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Agro-Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, P.R. China)

  • Shiming Su

    (Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Agro-Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, P.R. China)

Abstract

The efficacy of using maize (Zea mays L.) as a suitable substitute for other crops with high arsenic (As) accumulation in As-contaminated farmlands remains debated. Here, the As uptake capacity and the stability of accumulated As of different maize cultivars were studied using pot and field experiments, outdoor investigations and literature data analysis. When the total and available soil As levels were 238.8 and 8.1 mg/kg, respectively, grain As ranged from 0.03 to 0.07 mg/kg, significantly lower than the acceptable As limit (0.5 mg/kg) for maize in China. The results of field investigations and literature data analysis also supported this observation. Maize is a crop with low grain As, thus, making it suitable for substitution planting in As-contaminated farmlands. Further, grain As concentration varied among different maize cultivars. The planting of normal and waxy maize is prioritized over the sweet maize as the first one has lower available bio-concentration factor (aBCF) of 0.007 for grain and higher accumulated As stability among its cultivars (CV < 10%) than those for sweet maize (aBCF = 0.01 and CV = 35.5%). Arsenic compartmentalization in the roots and low As upward migration into the grain were responsible for the low grain As of maize.

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  • Xiaoxia Cao & Lingyu Bai & Xibai Zeng & Junzheng Zhang & Yanan Wang & Cuixia Wu & Shiming Su, 2019. "Is maize suitable for substitution planting in arsenic-contaminated farmlands?," Plant, Soil and Environment, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 65(9), pages 425-434.
    • Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlpse:v:65:y:2019:i:9:id:155-2019-pse
    DOI: 10.17221/155/2019-PSE
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