Potential for the phytoremediation of arsenic-contaminated mine tailings in Fiji

Soil Research ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 46 (7) ◽  
pp. 493 ◽  
Author(s):  
Byong-Gu Ko ◽  
Christopher W. N. Anderson ◽  
Nanthi S. Bolan ◽  
Keun-Young Huh ◽  
Iris Vogeler
Keyword(s):  
Brassica Juncea ◽  
Mine Tailings ◽  
Sandy Loam ◽  
Germination Rate ◽  
Ammonium Oxalate ◽  
Indian Mustard ◽  
Fold Increase ◽  
Water Soluble ◽  
Growth Media ◽  
Fold Reduction

The objectives of this study were (1) to compare the bioavailability of arsenic (As) to plants in an As-spiked agricultural soil and a naturally contaminated mine tailings, (2) to compare the theoretical ability of various chemical amendments to solubilise As in naturally contaminated mine tailings, and (3) to examine the ability of Brassica juncea (Indian mustard) plants to remove the solubilised As from the soil and tailings. The growth media used for this study included mine tailings from a gold mine in Fiji contaminated with As (683 As mg/kg) due to the presence of arsenopyrite in the mined rock, and a pasture soil from New Zealand (Manawatu sandy loam) amended with lime and/or As. Brassica juncea was grown in these substrates in a glasshouse. In a separate batch experiment, we examined the theoretical ability of several chemical extractants to solubilise As from the mine tailings. Of the tested extractants, only hydrochloric acid (HCl) and a mixture containing ammonium oxalate (NH4)2C2O4, oxalic acid, and ascorbic acid were effective in extracting As from the tailings. In the plant growth experiment, solutions of these 2 chemicals were used as soil amendments at 2 different concentrations to increase As uptake by 6-week-old, actively growing B. juncea plants. Arsenic bioavailability as a function of the growth media influenced the germination rate of B. juncea, the As concentration in the plants, and the water-soluble As concentration in the media. There was approximately a 3-fold reduction in the germination of seeds, and a 64- and 380-fold increase in As concentration in plant and soil solution, respectively, in the spiked Manawatu soil compared with the naturally contaminated Fiji mine tailings. The spiking of soil with As did not mimic naturally contaminated tailings in this experiment. The total amount of As taken up by B. juncea plants increased approximately 9 fold with the addition of the amendments. However, the phytoremediation capacity of B. juncea for As extraction in Fiji mine tailings was too low for efficient remediation even in the presence of solubilising chemicals.

scholarly journals Effect of Integrated Nutrient Management on Productivity and Economics of Indian Mustard (Brassica juncea L)

2021 ◽  
pp. 169-176
Author(s):  
Golla Ravi Varma ◽  
P. Satish ◽  
S. A. Hussain ◽  
S. Harish Kumar Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Brassica Juncea ◽  
Nutrient Management ◽  
Sandy Loam ◽  
Indian Mustard ◽  
Integrated Nutrient Management ◽  
Farm Yard Manure ◽  
Yield Attributes ◽  
Neem Cake ◽  
Net Returns ◽  
Sheep Manure

An experiment was carried out at College farm, College of Agriculture, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, Telangana, in sandy loam soils during rabi 2020 to study the effect of integrated nutrient management on productivity and economics of Indian mustard (Brassica juncea L.). The treatments comprised were: T1- Control (100% RDF -80:40:40 kg NPK ha-1), T2 (25% RDN through Vermicompost + 75% RDF), T3 (25% RDN through Farm Yard Manure + 75% RDF), T4 (25% RDN through Sheep manure + 75% RDF), T5 (25% RDN through Neem cake + 75% RDF),T6 (50% RDN through Vermicompost + 50% RDF), T7 (50% RDN through FYM + 50% RDF), T8 (50% RDN through Sheep manure + 50% RDF), T9 (50% RDN through Neem cake + 50% RDF). The results indicated that application of 25% RDN through farm yard manure + 75% RDF (T3) recorded significantly higher yield attributes viz., number of branches plant-1, number of siliqua plant-1, length of siliqua,  number of seed siliqua -1 which was at par with T2 (25% RDN through Vermicompost + 75% RDF). Higher values of gross returns, net returns and benefit cost (B:C) ratio were obtained with application of 25% RDN through FYM + 75% RDF (T3) as the cost of cultivation of T3 was lesser compared to other treatments.

Analysis of Material Properties with Biochar Improve Indian Mustard (Brassica juncea) Growth in Acidic Soil in Northern China

2014 ◽  
Vol 540 ◽  
pp. 239-242
Author(s):  
Guo Cheng Liu ◽  
Hao Zheng ◽  
Zhen Yu Wang
Keyword(s):  
Brassica Juncea ◽  
Ph Value ◽  
Germination Rate ◽  
Indian Mustard ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Northern China ◽  
Acidic Soil ◽  
Peanut Shell ◽  
Soil Incubation ◽  
X Ray

Two biochars were prepared at 400 °C from peanut shell and Chinese medicine material residue, and their surface properties were measured by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and electron dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX). The two biochars were mixed at a ratio of 1:1, and then was applied to an acidic soil collected from a cropland in Huangdao district of Qingdao, Shandong province, China. The results of soil incubation and pot experiments showed that biochar applications to the acidic soil (1% and 5%) increased pH value from 5.8 to 6.1 and 6.7, improved Indian mustard (Brassica juncea) seed germination rate by 10% and 15%, respectively, and the shoot and root dry weight were significantly increased by 8.3%/28.5% and 11.5%/26.9%.

scholarly journals Status of macro- and micro-nutrients in soils of Chamoli district of Uttarakhand

2020 ◽  
pp. 361-366
Author(s):  
SAYANTIKA BHATTACHARYA
Keyword(s):  
Organic Carbon ◽  
Carbon Content ◽  
Sandy Loam ◽  
Ammonium Oxalate ◽  
Soil Survey ◽  
Water Soluble ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Organic Carbon Content ◽  
Positive Correlation ◽  
Extractable P

A GPS based soil survey was conducted in nine blocks of Chamoli district of Uttarakhand (n=300) to evaluate the status of extractable macro- and micro-nutrients and to relate them with general soil properties. Soil texture ranged from sandy loam to clay loam, pH from 4.8 to 8.29, electrical conductivity from 0.170 to 5.431 dSm 1 and organic carbon content from 3.14 to 30.72 g kg 1 soil. Among the macro-nutrients, Olsen’s and Bray’s extractable P varied from 1.41 to 47.20 mg kg 1 soil, neutral normal ammonium acetate extractable K content from 24.82 to 269.1 mg kg 1 soil. Exchangeable Ca and Mg content varied from 20 to 1620 mg kg 1 and 12 to 288 mg kg 1 soil, respectively. The content of 0.15% CaCl2 extractable S content varied from 1.23 to 26.64 mg kg 1 soil. The DTPA extractable Zn, Cu, Fe, Mn content varied from 0.09 to 15.41, 0.08 to 9.03, 3.13 to 84.22 and 1.93 to 54.96 mg kg 1 soil, respectively. Hot water-soluble B content varied from 0.23 to 2.61 mg kg 1 soil while ammonium oxalate (pH 3.3) extractable Mo content varied from 0.18 to 1.36 mg kg 1 soil. Simple correlation showed that soil pH had a significant and positive correlation with soil extractable P, Ca, S, B and Mo but a negative one with extractable Cu, Fe and Mn. Soil EC had a significant and positive correlation with extractable P, K, Mg, S, Fe, B and Mo. Soil organic carbon had a significant and positive correlation with extractable K. On the basis of calculated nutrient indices (N.I.), the soils of Chamoli district were low in soil extractable S, medium in extractable K and Zn, high in organic carbon content, extractable P, Ca, Mg, Cu, Fe, Mn, B and Mo with sporadic cases of Zn, Cu and B deficiency.

scholarly journals Allyl Isothiocyanate and Carbon Dioxide Produced during Degradation of Brassica juncea Tissue in Different Soil Conditions

HortScience ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 40 (6) ◽  
pp. 1734-1739 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew J. Price ◽  
Craig S. Charron ◽  
Arnold M. Saxton ◽  
Carl E. Sams
Keyword(s):  
Brassica Juncea ◽  
Sandy Loam ◽  
Indian Mustard ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Allyl Isothiocyanate ◽  
Soil Conditions ◽  
Clay Loam ◽  
Clay Loam Soil ◽  
Main Effect ◽  
Loam Soil

A study was conducted to quantify volatiles generated from Indian mustard (Brassica juncea L. Czerniak) tissue incorporated into soils under controlled conditions. Mustard residues were incorporated into noncovered and covered soils that varied by texture, temperature, moisture, pH, or sterility (autoclaved or nonautoclaved). Sandy loam soil had 38% more allyl isothiocyanate (AITC) than clay loam soil. AITC concentration in 45 °C soil was 81% higher than in soil at 15 °C, and 56% higher in covered compared to noncovered treatments. The microbial catabolism of AITC was suggested by the result that AITC concentration in autoclaved soils was over three times that measured in nonautoclaved soils. The highest AITC level detected (1.71 μmol·L–1) occurred in the autoclaved covered soil. Several factors also influenced CO2 evolution. At 30 or 45 °C, CO2 concentration was at least 64% higher than at 15°C. The covered soil had over twice the CO2 found in the noncovered soil, and the nonautoclaved soil treatment yielded twice the CO2 measured in the autoclaved soil. There were no main effect differences among soil moisture, soil pH, and soil texture treatments for CO2 concentrations. This information could be helpful in defining ideal soil conditions for field scale experiments. Additionally, this study demonstrates a sampling technique for testing fumigation potential of biofumigation and solarization systems that may have the potential to replace methyl bromide.

scholarly journals Phytoremediation of EMS Induced Brassica juncea Heavy Metal Hyperaccumulator Genotypes

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shema Halder ◽  
Apurba Anirban
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Brassica Juncea ◽  
Germination Rate ◽  
Indian Mustard ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Toxic Heavy Metals ◽  
Germination Speed ◽  
Control Root ◽  
Buriganga River

Buriganga, an economically important river of Dhaka, Bangladesh, is highly polluted by different toxic heavy metals. In this study, phytoremediation of EMS induced Indian mustard (Brassica juncea L) genotypes against three pollutants viz. lead (Pb), chromium (Cr) and cadmium (Cd) of Buriganga riverbank soil was assessed in field condition. Among 1-, 2- and 3% EMS induced genotypes, better seed germination rate, germination speed and plant survival rate were observed in 1% EMS induced genotype, BE21. The highest concentration of Pb, Cr and Cd were also obtained in the leaf of BE21 genotype and therefore was considered as a super-hyperaccumulator genotype. Concentration of Pb in the next generation of this genotype was approximately two-fold higher in the root (91.53 mg/kg dry weight, DW); three-fold higher in the shoot (33.31 mg/kg DW) and leaf (28.35 mg/kg DW), and more in the fruit (5.59 mg/kg DW) than the control. Concentration of Cr was approximately two-fold in the root (57.02 mg/kg DW), shoot (18.51 mg/kg DW) and leaf (14.98 mg/kg DW), and more in the fruit (6.15 mg/kg DW) of BE21 genotype compared to the control. Cd concentration was more in the root (1.96 mg/kg DW), leaf (0.52 mg/kg DW) and fruit (0.19 mg/kg DW) and less in the shoot (0.19 mg/kg DW) of BE21 genotype than the control. Root, shoot, leaf and fruit of BE21 altogether accumulated 98-, 73- and 87% Pb, Cr and Cd, respectively and can thus be utilized to remove heavy metals of Buriganga River. As like root, shoot and leaf, fruit also accumulated heavy metals; hence those plants which are used in phytoremediation should not be used as food or fodder. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of developing EMS induced hyperaccumulator genotype of B. juncea for phytoremediation of Buriganga riverbank soil of Bangladesh.

Agronomic performance of autumn- and winter-cropped Indian mustard (Brassica juncea L.) in response to varying levels of nitrogen fertiliser

2020 ◽  
pp. 83-95
Author(s):  
Bent Al-Hoda Asghari ◽  
Mohsen Yousefi ◽  
Katarzyna Możdżeń ◽  
Joanna Puła ◽  
Peiman Zandi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Brassica Juncea ◽  
Seed Yield ◽  
Agronomic Traits ◽  
Growth Parameters ◽  
Indian Mustard ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Plant Seed ◽  
Nitrogen Fertiliser ◽  
Nitrogen Levels ◽  
Cropping Seasons

Indian mustard (Brassica juncea L. Czern) cultivation is suggested for regions with short seasons and low rainfall. Although there have been many studies conducted on agronomic production of mustard in Iran, the information regarding the interactive impact of cropping seasons and nitrogen fertiliser on growth characteristics and yield quality of mustard plant is still insufficient and requires further investigation. This study focused on the possible implications of different cropping seasons and different nitrogen levels on selected agronomic traits in mustard. In this experiment, five different doses of nitrogen and two sowing periods were used to assess for their combined effects on the growth parameters, seed yield and agronomic characteristics of mustard in the semi-arid climatic conditions of Takestan. The results revealed that cultivation seasons and nitrogen rates had a significant effect on plant height, biomass yield, number of siliques per plant, seed oil content and seed yield.

Chemical Constituents in Some Promising Genotypes of Indian Mustard [Brassica juncea (L.) Czern and Coss.]

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (04) ◽  
Author(s):  
SUNITA SINGH ◽  
R. P. SINGH ◽  
H. K. SINGH ◽  
N. A. KHAN ◽  
M. K. MAURYA
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acid Composition ◽  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Erucic Acid ◽  
Brassica Juncea ◽  
Acid Composition ◽  
Chemical Constituents ◽  
Indian Mustard ◽  
Acid Value ◽  
Fatty Acid Analysis ◽  
Crude Fibre

Among the oilseed Brassica crops, Indian mustard [Brassica juncea (L.) Czern and Coss.] is an important source of oil from a nutritional point of view. The nutritional value of oil and cake quality is governed mainly by the composition of its fatty acids, iodine value, saponification, acid value, glucosinolates, crude fibre, protein and limiting amino acids, etc. Seventeen varieties/strains of Indian mustard were taken for saturated and unsaturated fatty acid analysis. The eicosenoic was absent in genotype (NUDBYJ-10) and erucic acid (NUDBYJ-10, LES-46 and Pusa mustard- 21). The fatty acid composition found a variable in different genotypes. Saturated fatty acid, Palmitic + Stearic ranged between 2.3 to 6.5%, Oleic 10.6 to 40.7%, Linoleic 16.1 to 37.7%, Linolenic 13.3 to 26.7%, Eicosenoic 0.00 to 10.30% and Erucic acid 0.00 to 47.50%, respectively. Alternaria blight severity also varied in different genotypes and ranged between 18.75 to 56.25%, maximum being in genotype Kranti and minimum in LES-47. No significant correlation was observed between the fatty acid composition and disease severity. The oil content range from 38.1 to 42.60% and protein content was found highest in variety RGN-73. The amino acid viz. methionine and tryptophan range between 0.41 to 1.81 g/16gN and 0.41 to 1.81 g /16g N, respectively.

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