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Residual impact of biochar on cadmium uptake by rice (Oryza sativa L.) grown in Cd-contaminated soil

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Cadmium (Cd) is the family member of toxic heavy metals, and its accumulation in food crops has become a global environmental constraint. Biochar potentially minimizes the metal contents in plants, but limited work has been reported on its residual effect on subsequent crops. The residual effect of various biochar levels (0, 1.5, 3.0, and 5.0% w/w) on Cd accumulation in rice has been investigated in this study. Biochar treatments enhanced the rice growth, photosynthesis, and antioxidant enzymes, whereas diminished the Cd contents and oxidative stress in rice. Cadmium concentration in shoots decreased by 24.4, 36.6, and 57.5% in 1.5, 3.0, and 5.0% biochar treatments over the control. Biochar supply enhanced the soil pH and electrical conductivity, whereas diminished the soil bioavailable Cd. Overall, the results depicted a significant residual impact of rice straw biochar on rice growth attributes and Cd uptake. However, studies are still needed to explore the long-term sustainability of biochars prepared from different feedstocks on bioavailability of toxic metals in soils and uptake by food crops under field conditions.

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This study was financially supported by the Government College University, Faisalabad and Higher Education Commission (5634/Punjab/NRPU/R&D/HEC/2016) of Pakistan.

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  1. Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan

    Muhammad Rizwan, Shafaqat Ali & Tahir Abbas

  2. Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan

    Muhammad Zia ur Rehman

  3. Soil Sciences Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia

    Mohammad I. Al-Wabel

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Rizwan, M., Ali, S., Abbas, T. et al. Residual impact of biochar on cadmium uptake by rice (Oryza sativa L.) grown in Cd-contaminated soil. Arab J Geosci 11, 630 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-018-3974-8

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