Aerated Compost Tea Did Not Promote Cu Downward Transfer but Increased Cu Phytoavailability in a Vineyard Soil

Pierre Eon, Frédéric Candaudap, Thierry Robert, Laurence Denaix and Jean-Yves Cornu ()
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Pierre Eon: ISPA, Bordeaux Sciences Agro, INRAE, 33140 Villenave d’Ornon, France
Frédéric Candaudap: Centre de Recherche sur la Biodiversité et l’Environnement (CRBE), Université de Toulouse 3, CNRS, IRD, 31400 Toulouse, France
Thierry Robert: ISPA, Bordeaux Sciences Agro, INRAE, 33140 Villenave d’Ornon, France
Laurence Denaix: ISPA, Bordeaux Sciences Agro, INRAE, 33140 Villenave d’Ornon, France
Jean-Yves Cornu: ISPA, Bordeaux Sciences Agro, INRAE, 33140 Villenave d’Ornon, France

Sustainability, 2025, vol. 17, issue 10, 1-17

Abstract: Vineyard soils are frequently contaminated with copper due to the use of Cu fungicides to prevent downy mildew. This study investigated the effects of an aerated compost tea (ACT) made from grape pomace and animal manure on the downward transfer of Cu and on the accumulation of Cu in plants in a sandy loam vineyard soil. Crimson clover and pot marigold were grown in a 40 cm soil column with Cu supplied to the surface at loadings representative of those applied in European vineyards, plus additions of ACT. A source of Cu enriched in the stable isotope 65 Cu was used to distinguish freshly added Cu (fresh Cu) from Cu already present in the soil (aged Cu). ACT increased the concentration of soluble humic substances (SHS) in pore water in the top 7.5 cm of the column, and increased the concentration of Cu, Al, and Fe in pore water in proportion to the concentration of SHS. The transfer of fresh Cu to deeper soil was limited to the top 5 cm, even after the addition of ACT, although fresh Cu reacted slightly more to ACT than aged Cu. ACT had no effect on Cu phytoextraction but increased the concentration of Cu in roots by almost twofold. Relatively more fresh Cu was transferred to plants than aged Cu, primarily due to its preferential accumulation on the surface. The risk associated with the use of ACT on vineyard soils is not that of promoting the downward transfer of Cu, but rather of increasing Cu availability to plants and likely to other living organisms in the topsoil.

Keywords: copper; leaching; soluble humic substances; stable isotope labeling; trace metals; winegrowing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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