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Soil organic matter and salinity affect copper bioavailability in root zone and uptake by Vicia faba L. plants

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Processes that control the mobility, transformation and toxicity of metals in soil are of special importance in the root-developing zone. For this reason, there is a considerable interest in understanding trace elements (TEs) behavior in soil, emphasising the processes by which plants take them up. Increased root-zone salinity can affect plant TEs uptake and accumulation in plant tissue. Furthermore, copper (Cu) complexation by soil organic matter (SOM) is an effective mechanism of Cu retention in soils, controlling thus its bioavailability. Therefore, a greenhouse pot experiment was conducted to study the effects of soil Cu contamination in a saline environment on faba bean (Vicia faba L.) element uptake. Treatment with NaCl salinity was applied (control, 50 mM NaCl and 100 mM NaCl) on faba bean plants grown in a control and in a soil spiked with Cu (250 and 500 mg kg−1). Low and high SOM content trial variants were studied. Cu accumulation occurred in faba bean leaf, pod and seed. Cu contamination affected plant element concentrations in leaves (Na, Ca, Mg, Mn), pod (Zn, Mn) and seed (Mn, Mo, Zn). Root-zone salinity also affected faba bean element concentrations. Furthermore, Cu contamination—salinity and salinity—SOM interactions were significant for pod Cu concentration, suggesting that Cu phytoavailability could be affected by these interactions. Future research will be focused on the mechanisms of Cu translocation in plant and adaptation aspects of abiotic stress.

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This research was supported by the Ministry of Science, Education and Sport of the Republic of Croatia, contract 178-1782221-0350, project “Soil salinization: identifying, processes and effects on crops”, and contract 178-1782221-2039, project “Spatial variability of potentially toxic metals in agricultural soils of Croatia”.

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Matijevic, L., Romic, D. & Romic, M. Soil organic matter and salinity affect copper bioavailability in root zone and uptake by Vicia faba L. plants. Environ Geochem Health 36, 883–896 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-014-9606-7

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