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Effects of cultivars, water regimes, and growth stages on cadmium accumulation in rice with different radial oxygen loss

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Background and aims

Large areas of paddy fields have been contaminated by cadmium (Cd) in both China and worldwide, resulting in excessive Cd accumulation in rice grains. Here, we investigated the effects of cultivars, water regimes, and growth stages on Cd accumulation in rice with different radial oxygen loss (ROL).

Methods

Two groups of experiments were conducted: pot trials with soil-added Cd and solution-added agar using 20 rice cultivars and a rhizobag trial with Cd-contaminated soil and pot trial with solution-added agar under flooded and non-flooded water regimes with three growth stages and two cultivars.

Results

Different rice cultivars exhibited different porosity, Cd tolerance, and Cd accumulation in grains, which were significantly correlated with ROL. Cd concentration in shoots was significantly lower under the flooded (0.13–1.01, mean 0.56 mg kg−1) than non-flooded regime (0.68–1.39, mean 0.97 mg kg−1). The low Cd-accumulating cultivar showed higher rates of ROL, higher Cd combined with Fe plaque formation, and lower Cd bioavailability in the rhizosphere soil than the high-Cd accumulating cultivar.

Conclusions

Rice cultivars grown under flooded regimes effectively reduced Cd accumulation in edible parts, and the later stage was crucial for reducing Cd accumulation. Low Cd-accumulating cultivars generally exhibited a higher ability to reduce Cd bioavailability in the rhizosphere soil.

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Acknowledgments

This work was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (41401365, 31670409), National Key Research and Development Program of China (2016YFD0800300, 2018YFD0800700), Postdoctoral Science Special Foundation of China (2014 M552282, 2015 T80939) and the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong, China (2016A030313273).

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  1. School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Foshan University, Chancheng, Foshan, Guangdong, 528000, People’s Republic of China

    Xiuqin Mei, Hailong Wang & Xin Chen

  2. School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, University Town, Panyu, Guangzhou, 510006, People’s Republic of China

    Xiuqin Mei & Zhihong Ye

  3. School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, People’s Republic of China

    Qusheng Li, Hao Fang, Huijun Chen & Yaoshuai Yang

  4. Key Laboratory of Soil Contamination Bioremediation of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 311300, People’s Republic of China

    Hailong Wang

  5. Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan

    Muhammad Rizwan

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Mei, X., Li, Q., Wang, H. et al. Effects of cultivars, water regimes, and growth stages on cadmium accumulation in rice with different radial oxygen loss. Plant Soil 453, 529–543 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-020-04634-w

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