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Effects of live Myriophyllum aquaticum and its straw on cadmium accumulation in Nasturtium officinale

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The purpose of this study is to determine whether the allelopathy of living Myriophyllum aquaticum and its straw has the same effects; two pot experiments were conducted to study the effects of intercropping using M. aquaticum and its straw on the growth and cadmium (Cd) accumulation of Nasturtium officinale. Different planting ratios (1:3, 2:2 and 3:1) of N. officinale and M. aquaticum led to an increase in the biomass of both plant species and increased the Cd content in roots and shoots of N. officinale, but led to a reduction in the Cd content in roots and shoots of M. aquaticum. When the intercropping ratio of N. officinale and M. aquaticum was 3:1, the Cd amount in whole plants reached the maximum of 293.96 μg pot−1. Mulching the straw of M. aquaticum roots on the soil surface increased the biomass of N. officinale, but mulching the straw of M. aquaticum stems and leaves led to a decrease. Mulching the straw of roots, stems and leaves of M. aquaticum reduced Cd content and amounts in roots and shoots of N. officinale. Intercropping with M. aquaticum can improve the Cd uptake ability of N. officinale, but mulching M. aquaticum straw can reduce its Cd uptake ability.

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  1. Kewen Huang, Lijin Lin and Fabo Chen contributed equally to this work.

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  1. College of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China

    Kewen Huang & Ming’an Liao

  2. Institute of Pomology and Olericulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China

    Lijin Lin, Jin Wang, Yi Tang, Yunsong Lai, Dong Liang, Hui Xia & Xun Wang

  3. Life Science and Technology Institute, Yangtze Normal University, Chongqing, China

    Fabo Chen

  4. Maize Research Institute, Neijiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Neijiang, Sichuan, China

    Wei Ren

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Huang, K., Lin, L., Chen, F. et al. Effects of live Myriophyllum aquaticum and its straw on cadmium accumulation in Nasturtium officinale . Environ Sci Pollut Res 24, 22503–22509 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-017-9928-y

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