Open AccessSoil accumulation and chemical fractions of Cu in a large and long-term coastal apple orchard, North China
Author(s) -
Chuancheng Fu,
Chen Tu,
Haibo Zhang,
Yuan Li,
Lianzhen Li,
Qian Zhou,
Kirk G. Scheckel,
Yongming Luo
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of soils and sediments
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.885
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1614-7480
pISSN - 1439-0108
DOI - 10.1007/s11368-020-02676-2
Subject(s) - orchard , soil water , topsoil , environmental science , environmental chemistry , soil ph , soil test , chemistry , soil science , agronomy , biology
Coastal orchards, with greater humidity and precipitation, are favorable for fruit production, as well as mildew fungi development, thus becoming hot spots of Cu concentrations in soils due to the use of copper-based fungicides. However, little is known on the variation tendencies of Cu availability and mobility from these soils. This study aims to investigate the accumulation, spatial-temporal distribution, and chemical fractions of soil Cu in one of the largest coastal apple-producing area with over 40-year intensive cultivation in China.