Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Copper accumulation process and rhizosphere mechanism under different water conditions in riparian wetland of Poyang Lake, China

  • Research Article
  • Published:
Plant and Soil Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

Purpose

Conducting research about the metal accumulation process of wetland plants and relevant rhizosphere mechanism can help better understand the biogeochemical behavior of metals in riparian wetland. However, little relative information is available for riparian wetland.

Methods

In this study, we explored the copper accumulation process of dominant plant of Artemisia and rhizosphere mechanism under different water conditions (flooding condition [FC], dry condition [DC] and alternate dry and flooding condition [DFC]) in riparian wetland of Poyang Lake.

Results

The results indicated that continuous or intermittent flooding may impede the accumulation and transformation of Cu by Artemisia. The correlation and multivariate analysis indicated that rhizosphere pH, Cu fraction and iron plaque on root surface can significantly influence Cu accumulation process. The transformation of exchangeable fraction to carbonate bound fraction and organic fraction under DFC and FC treatments of Cu may impede its accumulation in Artemisia. Formation of iron plaque under DFC and DC treatments can enhance the Cu accumulation in roots, but impede the translocation of Cu to aboveground tissues. Higher rhizosphere pH under DFC and FC treatments may impede the translocation of Cu by enhancing formation of iron plaque. Additionally, the translocation factor and root/aerial Cu content indicated that Artemisia has the potential for phytoextracting Cu, but the significant decrease of its biomass with Cu addition indicated that Artemisia is not suitable for phytoextracting Cu polluted soil, especially under DFC and FC treatment.

Conclusion

DFC and FC treatments can significantly impede the Cu accumulation processes and ability by changing rhizosphere characteristics and decreasing plant growth.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Fig. 6

Similar content being viewed by others

Data Availability

The raw/processed data required to reproduce these findings cannot be shared at this time as the data also forms part of an ongoing study.

References

  • Amir W, Farid M, Ishaq HK, Farid S, Zubair M, Alharby HF, Bamagoos AA, Rizwan M, Raza N, Hakeem KR, Ali S (2020) Accumulation potential and tolerance response of Typha latifolia L. under citric acid assisted phytoextraction of lead and mercury. Chemosphere 257:127247

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Ashraf U, Hussain S, Akbar N, Anjum SA, Hassan W, Tang XR (2018) Water management regimes alter Pb uptake and translocation in fragrant rice. Ecotox Environ Safe 149:128–134

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Boostani HR, Hardie AG, Najafi-Ghiri M, Khalili D (2021) The effect of soil moisture regime and biochar application on lead (Pb) stabilization in a contaminated soil. Ecotox Environ Safe 208:111626

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Cao XR, Wang XZ, Tong WB, Gurajala HK, Lu M, Hamid Y, Feng Y, He ZL, Yang XE (2019) Distribution, availability and translocation of heavy metals in soil-oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) system related to soil properties. Environ Pollut 252:733–741

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Cao ZZ, Pan JY, Yang YJ, Cao ZY, Xu P, Chen MX, Guan MY (2020) Water management affects arsenic uptake and translocation by regulating arsenic bioavailability, transporter expression and thiol metabolism in rice (Oryza sativa L.). Ecotox Environ Safe 206:111208

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Chen GC, Liu ZK, Zhang JF, Owens G (2012) Phytoaccumulation of copper in willow seedlings under different hydrological regimes. Ecol Eng 44:285–289

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Chen HZ, Song LL, Zhang HB, Wang JC, Wang Y, Zhang HH (2022) Cu and Zn Stress affect the photosynthetic and antioxidative systems of alfalfa (Medicago sativa). J Plant Interact 17:695–704

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Cheng H, Tam NFY, Wang YS, Li SY, Chen GZ, Ye ZH (2012) Effects of copper on growth, radial oxygen loss and root permeability of seedlings of the mangroves Bruguiera gymnorrhiza and Rhizophora stylosa. Plant Soil 359:255–266

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Di L, Liu LL, Zhong ZR, Huang GL, Sheng HJ, Wang JJ, Zhu YL (2019) Abundance of iron-oxidizing bacteria and composition of microbial community in paddy field. Jiangsu Agric Sci 47:296–300

    Google Scholar 

  • Duan X, Zhao YY, Zhang JC (2020) Characteristics of the root exudate release system of typical plants in plateau lakeside wetland under phosphorus stress conditions. Open Chem 18:808–821

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Duman F, Cicek M, Sezen G (2007) Seasonal changes of metal accumulation and distribution in common club rush (Schoenoplectus lacustris) and common reed (Phragmites australis). Ecotoxicology 16:457–463

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Ferreira AD, Queiroz HM, Barcellos D, Otero XL, Nóbrega GN, Bernardino ÂF, Ferreira TO (2022) Screening for natural manganese scavengers: divergent phytoremediation potentials of wetland plants. J Clean Prod 365:132811

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Golestanifard A, Puschenreiter M, Aryan A, Santner J, Wenzel WW (2020) Metal accumulation and rhizosphere characteristics of Noccaea rotundifolia ssp. cepaeifolia. Environ Pollut 266:115088

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Hussain B, Umer MJ, Li J, Ma Y, Abbas Y, Ashraf MN, Tahir N, Ullah A, Gogoi N, Farooq M (2021) Strategies for reducing cadmium accumulation in rice grains. J Clean Prod 286:125557

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Kumar V, Pandita S, Singh Sidhu GP, Sharma A, Khanna K, Kaur P, Bali AS, Setia R (2021) Copper bioavailability, uptake, toxicity and tolerance in plants: a comprehensive review. Chemosphere 262:1–9

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Li WC, Deng H, Wong MH (2016) Metal solubility and speciation under the influence of waterlogged condition and the presence of wetland plants. Geoderma 270:98–108

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Li WC, Deng H, Wong MH (2017) Effects of Fe plaque and organic acids on metal uptake by wetland plants under drained and waterlogged conditions. Environ Pollut 231:732–741

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Liu HJ, Zhang JL, Christie P, Zhang FS (2008) Influence of iron plaque on uptake and accumulation of Cd by rice (Oryza sativa L.) seedlings grown in soil. Sci Total Environ 394:361–368

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Liu JJ, Diao ZH, Xu XR, Xie Q (2019a) Effects of dissolved oxygen, salinity, nitrogen and phosphorus on the release of heavy metals from coastal sediments. Sci Total Environ 666:894–901

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Liu SL, Pan GH, Zhang YQ, Xu JW, Ma R, Shen ZY, Dong SK (2019b) Risk assessment of soil heavy metals associated with land use variations in the riparian zones of a typical urban river gradient. Ecotox Environ Safe 181:435–444

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Mir Y, Wu SJ, Ma MH, Ran YG, Zhu K, Mangwandi C, Mirza ZA (2022) Mercury contamination in the riparian ecosystem during the reservoir discharging regulated by a mega dam. Environ Geochem Health 44:4405–4422

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Ou Y, Rousseau AN, Wang LX, Yan BX, Gumiere T, Zhu H (2019) Identification of the alteration of riparian wetland on soil properties, enzyme activities and microbial communities following extreme flooding. Geoderma 337:825–833

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Pavlović P, Marković M, Kostić O, Sakan S, Đorđević D, Perović V, Pavlović D, Pavlović M, Čakmak D, Jarić S, Paunović M, Mitrović M (2019) Evaluation of potentially toxic element contamination in the riparian zone of the River Sava. Catena 174:399–412

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Peng C, Chen S, Shen C, He M, Zhang Y, Ye J, Liu J, Shi J (2018) Iron plaque: A barrier layer to the uptake and translocation of copper oxide nanoparticles by rice plants. Environ Sci Technol 52:12244–12254

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Rajeshkumar S, Liu Y, Zhang X, Ravikumar B, Bai G, Li X (2018) Studies on seasonal pollution of heavy metals in water, sediment, fish and oyster from the Meiliang Bay of Taihu Lake in China. Chemosphere 191:626–638

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Rimal S, Karam A, Chen J, Parajuli A, Khasa DP (2022) Copper hydrophytoremediation by wetland macrophytes in semi-hydroponic and hydroponic mesocosms. Int J Phytoremediat. https://doi.org/10.1080/15226514.2022.2105809

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Shen X, Li R, Chai M, Cheng S, Tam NFY, Han J (2021) Does combined heavy metal stress enhance iron plaque formation and heavy metal bioaccumulation in Kandelia obovata? Environ Exp Bot 186:104463

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Tang L, Hamid Y, Zehra A, Sahito ZA, He Z, Khan MB, Feng Y, Yang X (2020) Mechanisms of water regime effects on uptake of cadmium and nitrate by two ecotypes of water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica Forsk.) in contaminated soil. Chemosphere 246:125798

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Tao Q, Jupa R, Luo J, Lux A, Kováč J, Wen Y, Zhou Y, Jan J, Liang Y, Li T (2016) The apoplasmic pathway via the root apex and lateral roots contributes to Cd hyperaccumulation in the hyperaccumulatorSedum alfredii. J Exp Bot 68(3):739–751

    PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  • Tao Q, Liu Y, Li M, Li J, Luo J, Lux A, Kováč J, Yuan S, Li B, Li Q, Li H, Li T, Wang C (2020) Cd-induced difference in root characteristics along root apex contributes to variation in Cd uptake and accumulation between two contrasting ecotypes of Sedum alfredii. Chemosphere 243:125290

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Ubeynarayana N, Jeyakumar P, Bishop P, Pereira RC, Anderson CWN (2021) Effect of soil cadmium on root organic acid secretion by forage crops. Environ Pollut 268:115839

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Wan YN, Huang Q, Camara AY, Wang Q, Li HF (2019) Water management impacts on the solubility of Cd, Pb, As, and Cr and their uptake by rice in two contaminated paddy soils. Chemosphere 228:360–369

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Wang J, Zhang CB, Jin ZX (2009) The distribution and phytoavailability of heavy metal fractions in rhizosphere soils of Paulowniu fortunei (seem) Hems near a Pb/Zn smelter in Guangdong, PR China. Geoderma 148:299–306

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Wang H, Yuan WH, Zeng YC, Liang DF, Deng YQ, Zhang XY, Li YY (2022) How does Three Gorges Dam regulate heavy metal footprints in the largest freshwater lake of China. Environ Pollut 292:118313

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Wang M, Hu K, Zhang D, Lai J (2019) Speciation and spatial distribution of heavy metals (Cu and Zn) in wetland soils of Poyang Lake (China) in wet seasons. Wetlands 39:89–98

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Wang Z, Hou L, Liu Y, Wang Y, Ma LQ (2018) Metal contamination in a riparian wetland: Distribution, fractionation and plant uptake. Chemosphere 200:587–593

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Wei L, Zhu Z, Razavi BS, Xiao M, Dorodnikov M, Fan L, Yuan H, Yurtaev A, Luo Y, Cheng W, Kuzyakov Y, Wu J, Ge T (2022) Visualization and quantification of carbon “rusty sink” by rice root iron plaque: mechanisms, functions, and global implications. Glob Chang Biol 28(22):6711–6727

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Wei T, Liu X, Dong MF, Lv X, Hua L, Jia H, Ren X, Yu S, Guo J, Li Y (2021) Rhizosphere iron and manganese-oxidizing bacteria stimulate root iron plaque formation and regulate Cd uptake of rice plants (Oryza sativa L.). J Environ Manage 278:1–10

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Wu YX, Wang ZL, Xu LG, Feng WJ, Fan HX (2021) Temporal responses of hydrochemical variables and dissolved Fe(II) to flooding at a lake riparian wetland under different vegetation revealing by high resolution DGT. J Environ Manage 294:1–11

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Xiao AW, Li WC, Ye ZH (2020) Effects of Fe-oxidizing bacteria (FeOB) on iron plaque formation, As concentrations and speciation in rice (Oryza sativa L.). Ecotox Environ Safe 190:110136

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Xiao WD, Ye XZ, Zhu ZQ, Zhang Q, Zhao SP, Chen D, Gao N, Hu J (2021) Continuous flooding stimulates root iron plaque formation and reduces chromium accumulation in rice (Oryza sativa L.). Sci Total Environ 788:147786

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Xu JY, Wang XL, Liu JF, Xiong LL, Xu LG, Hu CH (2021a) The influence of water regime on cadmium uptake by Artemisia: A dominant vegetation in Poyang Lake wetland. J Environ Manage 297:1–11

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Xu JY, Wang XL, Wang JB, Xu LG, Zheng XW, Zhang YP, Hu CH (2021b) Dominant environmental factors influencing soil metal concentrations of Poyang Lake wetland, China: soil property, topography, plant species and wetland type. Catena 207:105601

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Xu YG, Feng JY, Li HS (2021c) Water management increased rhizosphere redox potential and decreased Cd uptake in a low-Cd rice cultivar but decreased redox potential and increased Cd uptake in a high-Cd rice cultivar under intercropping. Sci Total Environ 751:1–11

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Xu JY, Zheng LL, Xu LG, Wang XL (2020) Uptake and allocation of selected metals by dominant vegetation in Poyang Lake wetland: from rhizosphere to plant tissues. Catena 189:104477

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Yan F, Liu CL, Wei BW (2019) Evaluation of heavy metal pollution in the sediment of Poyang Lake based on stochastic geo-accumulation model (SGM). Sci Total Environ 659:1–6

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Yan J, Fischel M, Chen H, Siebecker MG, Wang P, Zhao F, Sparks DL (2021) Cadmium speciation and release kinetics in a paddy soil as affected by soil amendments and flooding-draining cycle. Environ Pollut 268:115944

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Yan XX, An J, Yin YC, Gao CC, Wang BY, Wei SH (2022) Heavy metals uptake and translocation of typical wetland plants and their ecological effects on the coastal soil of a contaminated bay in Northeast China. Sci Total Environ 803:1–10

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Yang J, Tam NF, Ye Z (2014) Root porosity, radial oxygen loss and iron plaque on roots of wetland plants in relation to zinc tolerance and accumulation. Plant Soil 374:815–828

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Yang JX, Zheng GD, Yang J, Wan XM, Song B, Cai W, Guo JM (2017) Phytoaccumulation of heavy metals (Pb, Zn, and Cd) by 10 wetland plant species under different hydrological regimes. Ecol Eng 107:56–64

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Yang W, Yang Y, Ding Z, Yang X, Zhao F, Zhu Z (2019) Uptake and accumulation of cadmium in flooded versus non-flooded Salix genotypes: Implications for phytoremediation. Ecol Eng 136:79–88

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Yang W, Zhao F, Wang Y, Ding Z, Yang X, Zhu Z (2020) Differences in uptake and accumulation of copper and zinc by Salix clones under flooded versus non-flooded conditions. Chemosphere 241:125059

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Yuan HY, Liu QQ, Fu JH, Wang YJ, Zhang YX, Sun YM, Tong HY, Dhankher OP (2023) Co-exposure of sulfur nanoparticles and Cu alleviate Cu stress and toxicity to oilseed rape Brassica napus L. J Environ Sci-China 124:319–329

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Zhang HJ, Wang Q, Xu QJ, Xu WM, Yang SL, Liu X, Ma LQ (2021) Sequential fractionation and plant uptake of As, Cu, and Zn in a contaminated riparian wetland. Environ Pollut 268:115734

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Zhang J, Li SY, Jiang CS (2020) Effects of land use on water quality in a River Basin (Daning) of the Three Gorges Reservoir Area, China: Watershed versus riparian zone. Ecol Indic 113:106226

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Zhang Q, Chen HF, Huang DY, Xu C, Zhu HH, Zhu QH (2019a) Water managements limit heavy metal accumulation in rice: Dual effects of iron-plaque formation and microbial communities. Sci Total Environ 687:790–799

  • Zhang Q, Chen H, Xu C, Zhu H, Zhu Q (2019b) Heavy metal uptake in rice is regulated by pH-dependent iron plaque formation and the expression of the metal transporter genes. Environ Exp Bot 162:392–398

  • Zhao QH, Ding SY, Hong ZD, Ji XY, Wang SQ, Lu MW, Jing YR (2021) Impacts of water-sediment regulation on spatial-temporal variations of heavy metals in riparian sediments along the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River. Ecotox Environ Safe 227:112943

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Zhou M, Li Z, Huang M, Ding X, Wen J, Wang L (2020) Impact of drying/wetting conditions on the binding characteristics of Cu(ii) and Cd(ii) with sediment dissolved organic matter. RSC Adv 1:34658–34669

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgements

The paper is founded by National Natural Science Foundation of China (41971147) and Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (XDA23040203).

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. School of Resources & Environment and Key Laboratory of Poyang Lake Environment and Resource Utilization of Ministry of Education, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, China

    Jinying Xu, Ruiqi Zhang, Xianchuan Xie & Zhifei Ma

  2. Nanchang Institute of Technology, Nanchang, 330099, China

    Jinfu Liu

  3. Key Laboratory of Watershed Geographic Sciences, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China

    Xiaolong Wang

Authors
  1. Jinying Xu
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Ruiqi Zhang
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Xianchuan Xie
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Zhifei Ma
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Jinfu Liu
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  6. Xiaolong Wang
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Xiaolong Wang.

Ethics declarations

The authors declare that there are no competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

Additional information

Responsible Editor: Antony Van der Ent.

Publisher's note

Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.

Rights and permissions

Springer Nature or its licensor (e.g. a society or other partner) holds exclusive rights to this article under a publishing agreement with the author(s) or other rightsholder(s); author self-archiving of the accepted manuscript version of this article is solely governed by the terms of such publishing agreement and applicable law.

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Xu, J., Zhang, R., Xie, X. et al. Copper accumulation process and rhizosphere mechanism under different water conditions in riparian wetland of Poyang Lake, China. Plant Soil 484, 363–378 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-022-05796-5

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-022-05796-5

Keywords

Search

Navigation