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Effects of different phosphorus fertilizers on cadmium absorption and accumulation in rice under low-phosphorus and rich-cadmium soil

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Rice is the main food crops with the higher capacity for cadmium (Cd) uptake, necessitating the urgent need for remediation measures to address Cd in paddy soil. Reasonable agronomic methods are convenient and favorable for fixing the issue. In this study, a pot experiment was employed to evaluate the effects of two foliar (NaH2PO4, SDP; KH2PO4, PDP) and two solid phosphate fertilizers (double-superphosphate, DSP; calcium-magnesium phosphate, CMP) on uptake and remobilization of Cd in rice plants under the low-P and rich-Cd soil. The results revealed that these four phosphorus fertilizer significantly down-regulated the relative expression of OsNRAMP5 involved in Cd absorption, while up-regulated OsPCS1 expression and increased distribution of Cd into the cell wall in roots. Furthermore, phosphorus fertilizer resulted in a significant decrease in the relative expression of OsLCT1 in stems and OsLCD in leaves, decreased the transfer factor of Cd from shoots to grains, and ulterior reduced the Cd accumulation in three protein components of globulin, albumin, and glutelin, making the average Cd concentration of brown rice decreased by 82.96%. These results comprehensively indicate that in situations with similar soil backgrounds, the recommended application of solid CMP and foliar PDP can alleviate the toxicity of Cd by reducing its absorption and remobilization.

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This work was funded by the Basic Science (Natural Science) Research Project of Higher Education Institutions of Jiangsu Province (23KJB210001), the Talent Introduction Research Project of Huaiyin Institute of Technology (Z301B19520), the College Student Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province of China (202311049440YJ), and the Joint Project of Industry-University-Research (Jie Bang Gua Shuai) of Jiangsu Province of China (BY2021601).

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    Yang Li, Mingsong Liu, Huicong Wang, Chunhui Li, Ying Zhang, Chuanlan Fu, Yuxiu Ye, Feibing Wang, Xinhong Chen & Zunxin Wang

  2. Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resource Science and Green Production, Jilin Normal University, Siping, 136000, China

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  3. Jiangsu Provincial Agricultural Green and Low Carbon Production Technology Engineering Research Center, Huai’an, 223003, China

    Yuxiu Ye, Feibing Wang, Xinhong Chen & Zunxin Wang

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Li, Y., Liu, M., Wang, H. et al. Effects of different phosphorus fertilizers on cadmium absorption and accumulation in rice under low-phosphorus and rich-cadmium soil. Environ Sci Pollut Res 31, 11898–11911 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-024-31986-y

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