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- Title
Influence of Swine Wastewater Irrigation and Straw Return on the Accumulation of Selected Metallic Elements in Soil and Plants.
- Authors
Li, Siyi; Tao, Zhen; Liu, Yuan; Li, Shengshu; Kama, Rakhwe; Hu, Chao; Fan, Xiangyang; Li, Zhongyang
- Abstract
Treated livestock wastewater reuse for irrigation and straw return in arid regions have become common practices worldwide. However, many uncertainties still exist regarding the effects of the returning straw sizes on heavy metal accumulation in soil and plants under treated livestock wastewater irrigation. In a pot experiment growing maize and soybean, large (5–10 cm), medium (1–5 cm), and small (<1 cm) sizes of wheat straw were amended to assess the changes in Cu and Zn distribution in the rhizosphere, bulk soils, and plants. Groundwater and swine wastewater were used as irrigation water resources. The results showed that irrigation with swine wastewater significantly reduced soil pH and increased the concentration of soil-available potassium. Concentrations of Cu in soil were more sensitive to swine wastewater and straw application than those of Zn in soil. Swine wastewater irrigation increased the accumulation of Cu and Zn in plants with higher concentrations of Zn, while straw return tended to inhibit this increase, especially when a small size of straw was employed. In addition to providing a reference for revealing the interaction mechanism between swine wastewater irrigation and straw return, this study proposes feasible solutions to improve the efficiency of agricultural waste recycling and realize sustainable agricultural development.
- Subjects
METALS; PLANT-soil relationships; SEWAGE; STRAW; SWINE; POTASSIUM; HEAVY metals; NO-tillage; AGRICULTURAL waste recycling
- Publication
Agriculture; Basel, 2024, Vol 14, Issue 2, p317
- ISSN
2077-0472
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/agriculture14020317