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Contrasting effect of phosphate on phytoavailability of arsenic and cadmium in soils supporting medicinal plants

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Soil and plant samples were collected from 84 fields where medicinal plants were cultivated to determine the effect of soil phosphate (P) on the concentration of plant-available arsenic (As) and cadmium (Cd) and on the uptake of these toxic elements by medicinal plants. Concentrations of total P and available P in soils affected the phytoavailability of As and Cd differentially. Plant-available As in the soil and its uptake in the plant increased with increasing concentration of plant-available P in the soil due to competition between arsenate and P for the adsorption site at the soil surface and an increase in soil pH caused by specific adsorption of P. In contrast, phytoavailability of Cd decreased with increasing concentration of available P in soil. This was mainly attributed to an increase in Cd adsorption caused by P-induced negative charge of soil.

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This study was carried out with the support of “Research Program for Agricultural Science & Technology Development (Project No. PJ010827042015),” National Academy of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration, Republic of Korea.

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    1. Department of Life Science and Environmental Biochemistry, Pusan National University, Miryang, 50463, Republic of Korea

      Yong Dong Noh, Hye Jin Park, Sung Un Kim & Chang Oh Hong

    2. Department of Agronomy and Medicinal Plant Resources, GNTECH, Jinju, 660-758, Republic of Korea

      Kwon Rae Kim

    3. Chemical Safety Division, National Academy of Agricultural Science, Jeonju, 560-500, Republic of Korea

      Won Il Kim

    4. Coarse Cereal Crop Research Division, NICS, RDA, Miryang, 627-830, Republic of Korea

      Ki Youl Jung

    5. Plant Science Department and North Central Sun Grant Center, South Dakota State University, 1110 Rotunda Lane North, Brookings, SD, 57007, USA

      Vance N. Owens

    6. Gyeongnam Agricultural Research & Extension Services, Onion Research Institute, Changnyeong, 635-821, Republic of Korea

      Jin Seong Moon

    7. Department of Agricultural Engineering, National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA, Wanju, Jeonbuk, 54875, Republic of Korea

      Sung Wook Yun

    8. National Academy of Agricultural Science, Wanju-Gun, 55365, Republic of Korea

      Sang Yoon Kim

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    Noh, Y.D., Park, H.J., Kim, K.R. et al. Contrasting effect of phosphate on phytoavailability of arsenic and cadmium in soils supporting medicinal plants. Appl Biol Chem 60, 119–128 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13765-017-0262-3

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