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Screening of Foliar Barrier Agents and Reduces the Absorption and Transport of Cd in Wheat

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Different foliar barrier agents (FBA) were used by foliar spraying in first season field and pot experiments to compare their effects on Cadmium (Cd) reduction in wheat grains. The best two FBA (50 µM SNP and 2 mM Na2EDTA) can significantly reduce Cd concentration in wheat grains, and the filling period was the most effective period for FBA application. Compared with the control (H2O), foliar spraying 50 µM SNP or 2 mM Na2EDTA inhibited the moving of Cd from the lower tissue to upper tissue in stem and also significantly reduced the Cd accumulation in grains. Furthermore, compared with normal wheat variety (AK58), foliar spraying 50 µmol SNP or 2 mM Na2EDTA as the best two FBA significantly reduced Cd concentration in shoots of Cd low accumulation varieties (HZB and HJBY), which can be used for the safe production of wheat in Cd-contaminated farmlands.

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This research was financially supported by the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education institutions and Special Project of Fundamental Scientific Research Funds for Nanjing Agricultural University (KYQN202061), the National Key Research and Development Program (2016YFD08007003), the China Agriculture Research System (CARS-10-B24; CARS-23-A03), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31901180; 31800525), China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2019M651845).

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  1. College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, People’s Republic of China

    Yang Yang, Shenglan Xia, Jianmin Li, Kecheng Zhong, Jie Wang, Liang Shi & Yahua Chen

  2. Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Resource, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, People’s Republic of China

    Liang Shi & Yahua Chen

  3. National Joint Local Engineering Research Center for Rural Land Resources Use and Consolidation,, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, People’s Republic of China

    Liang Shi & Yahua Chen

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Yang, Y., Xia, S., Li, J. et al. Screening of Foliar Barrier Agents and Reduces the Absorption and Transport of Cd in Wheat. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 108, 372–378 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-021-03370-w

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