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Improving the growth of pea plant by biochar-polyacrylamide association to cope with heavy metal stress under sewage water application in a greenhouse
Frontiers in environmental science, Vol.12, 1380867
2024
Abstract
Sewage water is extensively used for irrigation, serving as a valuable resource for plant growth to enhance agricultural productivity. However, this practice also results in a significant accumulation of heavy metals in the soil, posing potential environmental and health risks. A study was designed to evaluate the combined effect of amendments on heavy metal immobilization in soil and improved growth and yield in pea plants. For this, the soil for each treatment was mixed with biochar (BC) (1% w/w), polyacrylamide (PAM) (0.5% w/w), and also applied in combination. Pea plants were irrigated with tap water (TW), sewage water (SW), and tap + sewage water (TW + SW). A factorial design was applied to analyze data statistically. The combined application of the biochar and polymer showed a positive response by significantly enhancing the plant growth parameters (39%-84%), physiological attributes (67%-69%), and reducing Cd (56%) and Cr (65%) concentration in soil applied with SW and TW + SW. Moreover, treatment with a combined application of BC and PAM significantly reduced Cd concentrations by 43% in roots, 50% in shoots, and 91% in grains. Similarly, Cr concentrations were reduced by 51% in roots, 51% in shoots, and 94% in grains compared to the control. Overall, the study results indicate reduced bioaccumulation and health risks associated with potentially toxic elements (PTEs), supporting the application of the polymer and biochar for irrigating pea plants with TW + SW. Leveraging the combined benefits of polymer and biochar amendments appears to be an effective strategy to remediate PTE-contaminated soil, thereby increasing plant growth and yield.
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- Title
- Improving the growth of pea plant by biochar-polyacrylamide association to cope with heavy metal stress under sewage water application in a greenhouse
- Authors/Creators
- Muhammad Naveed - University of Agriculture FaisalabadMaryum Fatima - Univ Agr Faisalabad, Inst Soil & Environm Sci, Faisalabad, PakistanZainab Naseem - Univ Agr Faisalabad, Inst Soil & Environm Sci, Faisalabad, PakistanZulfiqar Ahmad - Univ Agr Faisalabad, Inst Soil & Environm Sci, Faisalabad, PakistanAbdel-Rhman Z. Gaafar - King Saud UniversityMubashra Shabbir - Govt Punjab, Livestock & Dairy Dev Dept, Lahore, PakistanQurrat ul Ain Farooq - Murdoch UniversityMohamed S. Hodhod - October Univ Modern Sci & Arts, Fac Biotechnol, Giza, EgyptMuhammad Imran Khan - Univ Agr Faisalabad, Inst Soil & Environm Sci, Faisalabad, PakistanDua Shahid - Chinese Acad Sci, Guangdong Prov Key Lab Appl Bot, South China Bot Garden, Guangzhou, Peoples R ChinaAdnan Mustafa - Chinese Acad Sci, Guangdong Prov Key Lab Appl Bot, South China Bot Garden, Guangzhou, Peoples R China
- Publication Details
- Frontiers in environmental science, Vol.12, 1380867
- Publisher
- Frontiers Media S.A.
- Number of pages
- 13
- Grant note
- RSPD2024R686 / King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; King Saud University
- Identifiers
- 991005707269607891
- Copyright
- © 2024 Naveed et al.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Harry Butler Institute
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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