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Variation in cadmium accumulation and translocation among peanut cultivars as affected by iron deficiency

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Purpose

The current study aimed to test the hypothesis that the variations in shoot Cd accumulation among peanut cultivars was ascribed to the difference in capacity of competition with Fe transport, xylem loading and transpiration.

Methods

A hydroponics experiment was conducted to determine the plant biomass, gas exchange, and Cd accumulation in Fe-sufficient or -deficient plants of 12 peanut cultivars, at low Cd level (0.2 μM CdCl2).

Results

Peanut varied among cultivars in morpho-physiological response to Cd stress as well as Cd accumulation, translocation and distribution. Qishan 208 and Xvhua 13 showed a higher capacity for accumulating Cd in their shoots. Fe deficiency increased the concentration and amount of Cd in plant organs, but decreased TF root to shoot and TF root to stem, while TF stem to leaf remained unaffected. Fe deficiency-induced increase rates of Cd concentration and total Cd amount in roots and leaves were negatively correlated with the values in Fe-sufficient plants. Transpiration rate was positively correlated with leaf Cd concentration, TF root to shoot, TF root to stem and TF stem to leaf.

Conclusions

The difference in shoot Cd concentration among peanut cultivars was mainly ascribed to the difference in Fe transport system, xylem loading capacity and transpiration.

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Financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 31171464) and the Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation (No. 11040606M87) is gratefully acknowledged. We would like to acknowledge the two anonymous reviewers for their helpful comments and suggestions.

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    Ying Su, Xüming Wang, Caifeng Liu & Gangrong Shi

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Su, Y., Wang, X., Liu, C. et al. Variation in cadmium accumulation and translocation among peanut cultivars as affected by iron deficiency. Plant Soil 363, 201–213 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-012-1310-8

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