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Cd accumulation and subcellular distribution in two ecotypes of Kyllinga brevifolia Rottb as affected by Cd treatments

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The Cadmium (Cd) accumulation capacity and subcellular distribution in the mining ecotype (ME) and non-mining ecotype (NME) of Kyllinga brevifolia Rottb were investigated in pot experiments. The results showed that average Cd contents in shoots of the two ecotypes of K. brevifolia were higher than those in roots, whereas Cd concentrations in roots were greater than those in shoots. Also, shoot Cd contents in NME of K. brevifolia were 1.65–45.45 times greater than those in ME when the plants were grown at 5, 25, 50, and 100 mg Cd kg−1 soil. Moreover, Cd contents in the roots in NME were 1.75–45.45 times higher than those in ME. Subcellular distribution of Cd demonstrated that the majority of Cd in the two ecotypes of K. brevifolia was distributed in the cell walls and soluble fraction, and a small percentage of Cd existed in organelle fraction. In addition, proportions of Cd distributed in shoots and roots cell walls of NME were greater than those in ME. It could be assumed that compared with ME, NME of K. brevifolia has better Cd accumulation capacity, and the subcellular distribution of Cd might be one of the mechanisms to explain such phenomena.

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This work was supported by the Science and Technology support project in Sichuan Province (2013NZ0044) and the Science and Technology support program in Sichuan Province (2013NZ0029).

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    Xiaoqing Hao, Tingxuan Li, Haiying Yu, Xizhou Zhang, Zicheng Zheng, Guangdeng Chen, Shujin Zhang, Li Zhao & Yong Pu

  2. Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, South Street 12#, Zhongguancun, Haidian District, 100081, Beijing, People’s Republic of China

    Xiaoqing Hao

  3. Agricultural Quality Inspection and Testing Center, Meishan Agricultural Bureau, Wending Street 169#, Meishan, 620010, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China

    Shujin Zhang

  4. Sichuan Soil Fertilizer Station, Jiangyang West Road 4#, Jiangyang District, Luzhou, 646000, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China

    Yong Pu

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Hao, X., Li, T., Yu, H. et al. Cd accumulation and subcellular distribution in two ecotypes of Kyllinga brevifolia Rottb as affected by Cd treatments. Environ Sci Pollut Res 22, 7461–7469 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-015-4379-9

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