title: Speciation of vanadium in Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa L.) and soils in response to different levels of vanadium in soils and cabbage growth.
abstract: This study highlights the accumulation and speciation of vanadium in Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa L.) in relation to the speciation of soil vanadium with pot experiments at 122-622mgVkg(-1) by spiking NH4VO3. Cabbage planting decreased the bioavailable and residual vanadium based on sequential extraction, leading to enrichment of oxalate-extractable vanadium in soils. The biomass production increased with increasing concentrations of soil vanadium from 122 to 372mgVkg(-1), probably due to the increasing nitrogen availability and low vanadium availability in our soils with a consequent low vanadium toxicity. Although the concentrations of root vanadium (14.4-24.9mgVkg(-1)) related positively with soil vanadium, the bio-dilution alleviated the increase of leaf vanadium (2.1-2.7mgVkg(-1)). The predominance of vanadium(IV) in leaves (∼60-80% of total vanadium) indicates bio-reduction of vanadium in Chinese cabbage, since the mobile vanadium in oxic soils was usually pentavalent. Approximately 15-20% of the leaf vanadium was associated with recalcitrant leaf tissues. The majority of leaf vanadium was water and ethanol extractable, which is considered mobile and may cause more toxic effects on Chinese cabbage.
authors.affiliation: College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People's Republic of China; Environmental Geosciences, University of Basel, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Liyan
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.affiliation: College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People's Republic of China. Electronic address: yanyang@scu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Jinyan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Environmental Geosciences, University of Basel, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Alewell
authors.affiliation: Environmental Geosciences, University of Basel, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland. Electronic address: jen-how.huang@unibas.ch.
authors.forename: Jen-How
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D018533:Biomass; D001937:Brassica / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D007477:Ions / Q000737:chemistry; D059625:Liquid-Liquid Extraction; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D012987:Soil / Q000737:chemistry*; D014639:Vanadium / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D007477:Ions; D012987:Soil; D014639:Vanadium
keywords: Chemical speciation; Chinese cabbage; Sequential extraction; Soil; Vanadium