Abstract
To evaluate copper uptake and its toxicity on bioenergy grass giant reed (Arundo donax L.), experiments were carried out using two epigenetic clonal lines – American (BL) and Hungarian (20SZ) ecotypes – grown on elevated Cu concentrations up to 26.8 mg L−1. Neither ecotype showed any noticeable foliar symptoms of Cu toxicity at concentrations tested up to 10 mg L−1. Dry mass of plants of both ecotypes significantly increased at the highest Cu treatment compared to control. Although the BL ecotype had greater capacity to uptake Cu than 20SZ, the dry mass and shoot length of BL was higher than that of 20SZ. Values of bioconcentration and transportation factors were higher in the BL than in the 20SZ ecotype. Almost 45 % of total Cu content within the whole plant was found in the plant root of both ecotypes. This demonstrated both ecotypes can be utilized for Cu phytoremediation alongside with significant biomass production.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Alshaal T, Domokos-Szabolcsy É, Márton L, Czakó M, Kátai J, Balogh P, Elhawat N, El-Ramady H, Gerőcs A, Fári M (2014) Restoring soil ecosystems and biomass production of Arundo donax L. under microbial communities-depleted soil. Bioenergy Res 7(1):268–278
Baker AJ, Brooks RR (1989) Terrestrial higher plants which hyperaccumulate metallic elements: a review of their distribution, ecology and phytochemistry. Biorecovery 1:81–126
Baker DE, Senef JP (1995) Copper. In: Alloway BJ (ed) Heavy metals in soils. Blackie Academic and Professional, London, pp 179–205
Bañuelos GS (2006) Phyto-products may be essential for sustainability and implementation of phytoremediation. Environ Pollut 144:19–23
Barman SC, Sahu RK, Bhargava SK, Chatterjee C (2000) Distribution of heavy metals in wheat, mustard, and weed grown in fields irrigated with industrial effluents. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 64:489–496
Bonanno G (2012) Arundo donax as a potential biomonitor of trace element contamination in water and sediment. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 80:20–27
Chamberlain AC (1983) Fallout of lead and uptake by crops. J Atmos Environ 17:693–706
Elhawat N, Alshaal T, Kratz S, Domokos-Szabolcsy É, El-Ramady H, Prokisch J, Eszenyi P, Sztrik A, Babka B, Fári M (2013) Ecotoxicology of copper in horticultural soils: a review. Int J Hort Sci 19(1–2):7–18
Elhawat N, Alshaal T, Domokos-Szabolcsy É, El-Ramady H, Márton L, Czakó M, Kátai J, Balogh P, Sztrik A, Molnár M, Popp J, Fári MG (2014) Phytoaccumulation potentials of two biotechnologically propagated ecotypes of Arundo donax in copper-contaminated synthetic wastewater. Environ Sci Pollut Res 21(12):7773–7780
Guo ZH, Miao XE (2010) Growth changes and tissues anatomical characteristics of giant reed (Arundo donax L.) in soil contaminated with arsenic, cadmium and lead. J Cent South Univ Technol 17:770–777
Harrison R, Chirgawi MB (1989) The assessment of air and soil as contributors of some trace metals to vegetable plants I. Use of a filtered air growth cabinet. Sci Total Environ 83:13–34
Hasselgren K (1999) Utilization of sewage sludge in short-rotation energy forestry: a pilot study. Waste Manag Res 17:251–262
Kabata-Pendias A (2011) Trace elements in soils and plants, 4th edn. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group LLC, Boca Raton
Lewandowski I, Scurlock JMO, Lindvall E, Christou M (2003) The development and current status of perennial rhizomatous grasses as energy crops in the US and Europe. Biomass Bioenergy 25:335–361
Maksymiec W, Krupa Z (2007) Effects of methyl jasmonate and excess copper on root and leaf growth. Biol Plant 51:322–326
Márton L, Czakó M (2004) Sustained totipotent culture of selected Monocot Genera. USA, patent 6,821,782
Márton L, Czakó M (2007) Sustained totipotent culture of selected Monocot Genera. USA, patent 7,303,916
Mavrogianopoulos G, Vogli V, Kyritsis S (2002) Use of wastewater as a nutrient solution in a closed gravel hydroponic culture of giant reed (Arundo donax). Bioresour Technol 82:103–107
Mirza N, Mahmood Q, Pervez A, Ahmad R, Farooq R, Shah MM, Azim MR (2010a) Phytoremediation potential of Arundo donax in arsenic-contaminated synthetic wastewater. Bioresour Technol 101:5815–5819
Mirza N, Pervez A, Mahmood Q, Ahmad SS (2010b) Phytoremediation of arsenic (As) and mercury (Hg) contaminated soil. World Appl Sci J 1(8):113–118
Mirza N, Pervez A, Mahmoud Q, Shah MM, Shafqat MN (2011) Ecological restoration of arsenic contaminated soil by Arundo donax L. Ecol Eng 37(12):1949–1956
Nassi N, Angelini LG, Bonari E (2010) Influence of fertilization and harvest time on fuel quality of giant reed (Arundo donax L.) in central Italy. Eur J Agron 32(3):219–227
Page AL (ed) (1982) Methods of soil analysis. Part 2: chemical and microbiological properties, 2nd edn. American Society of Agronomy, Soil Science Society of America, Madison
Papazoglou EG, Serelis KG, Bouranis DL (2007) Impact of high cadmium and nickel soil concentration on selected physiological parameters of Arundo donax L. Eur Soil Biol 43:207–215
Sheldon AR, Menzies NW (2005) The effect of copper toxicity on the growth and root morphology of Rhodes grass (Chloris gayana Knuth.) in resin buffered solution culture. Plant Soil 278:341–349
Acknowledgments
Work was co-financed by MOP Biotech Co. Ltd (Nyíregyháza, Hungary), the Ereky Foundation (Debrecen, Hungary), and the Balassi Institute, Hungarian Scholarship Board (Budapest, Hungary).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Elhawat, N., Alshaal, T., Domokos-Szabolcsy, É. et al. Copper Uptake Efficiency and Its Distribution Within Bioenergy Grass Giant Reed. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 95, 452–458 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-015-1622-5
Received:
Accepted:
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-015-1622-5