Abstract:
Objective Green manure straw and corn stalks as organic materials can not only improve crop yield and soil fertility, but also increase soil cadmium (Cd) availability. The aims were to clarify the effects of green manure straw and corn stalks application with passivator on the soil physicochemical properties and Cd availabilities.
Method The effects of leguminous green manure light-leaved camas (Vicia villosa var.) straw and maize straw with different passivators (biochar, silica fertilizer, and Ca-Mg-P fertilizer) on soil physicochemical properties and Cd effectiveness were investigated by using a pot test method.
Result The application of green manure straw alone significantly increased soil organic matter and urease content, and decreased soil pH values. The application of corn straw alone significantly decreased soil organic matter, urease and pH values. The treatments of green manure straw with biochar, silicon fertilizer, Ca-Mg-P fertilizer could significantly reduce soil organic matter, urease and pH compared with the treatment of organic material alone. The treatments of corn straw with biochar, silicon fertilizer, Ca-Mg-P fertilizer could significantly increase soil organic matter, urease and pH values. The application of green manure alone could significantly reduce the content of effective Cd (23.20%, P < 0.05). Whereas the treatment of corn straw alone did not have a significant effect on the effective Cd. The green manure straw with biochar was the highest of passivation efficiency (26.88%), and the passivation efficiency was 25.17% in the treatment of corn straw with Ca-Mg-P fertilizer. The correlation analysis among soil environmental factors and Cd availabilities showed that soil effective Cd was significantly negatively correlated with Alkaline hydrolysis nitrogen, available potassium, organic matter, urease and alkaline phosphatase. Redundancy analysis showed that soil organic matter had a greater effect on soil Cd effectiveness. The green manure straw with biochar application had the best effect on soil Cd passivation efficiency (43.93%).
Conclusion The application of green manure straw with biochar had the best effectiveness on soil Cd passivation, next is the treatment of corn straw with Ca-Mg-P fertilizer. Therefore, green manure straw with biochar or corn straw with Ca-Mg-P fertilizer was recommended to reduce soil Cd activity in Cd-polluted areas, which was conducive to the remediation of Cd-polluted soil.