Abstract:In order to find out the effects of different potassium (K) fertilizer on cadmium (Cd) in soil-crop system under the condition of reclaimed water irrigation, the field experiment was conducted to study the effects of different K fertilizer treatments on the Cd content of tomato plants, fruits, rhizosphere soil and non-rhizosphere soil. The results showed that under the condition of reclaimed water irrigation, applying K fertilizer could increase the yield of tomato fruits, the effect of KCl on the tomato fruit yield was more obvious than that of K2SO4, and the yield was increased by 6.10%~24.00% and 1.36%~13.16%, respectively, compared with the treatment without K fertilizer. The Cd content of tomato fruit in the treatment without K fertilizer was lower than that of the no fertilization treatment, but the decrease range was less than that of the treatment with K fertilizer. The Cd content of tomato fruit treated with KCl was lower than that treated with K2SO4, and the Cd content decreased by 58.33% and 8.33%, respectively, compared with the treatment without K fertilizer, and the content of Cd in all treatments did not exceed 0.05 mg/kg limit value. The pH value and the total Cd content of soil in the treatment without K fertilizer was lower than that in the treatment without fertilizer, but the decrease range was less than the treatment with K fertilizer. The available Cd increased. When KCl and K2SO4 were applied, the available Cd decreased compared with no fertilization treatment, and the total Cd content, available Cd content and the pH value in rhizosphere soil and non-rhizosphere soil were lower than those of treatment without K fertilizer. When the KCl was applied, the total Cd content of rhizosphere soil and non-rhizosphere soil decreased by 2.96%~3.11% and 5.75%~14.22%, respectively, and the available Cd content decreased by 10.75%~16.19% and 13.98%~28.74%, respectively. When the K2SO4 was applied, the content of total Cd in rhizosphere soil and non-rhizosphere soil decreased by 4.14%~5.90% and 8.10%~8.29%, respectively, and the available Cd content decreased by 15.97%~20.55% and 19.91%~24.70%, respectively. Therefore, under the condition of reclaimed water irrigation, the distribution and biological effectiveness of Cd in plant-soil system could be regulated by selecting appropriate K fertilizer. Compared with KCl, the application of K2SO4 could reduce the total Cd content and the available Cd content.