Low-Cadmium Wheat Cultivars Limit the Enrichment, Transport and Accumulation of Cadmium

Low-cadmium (Cd) accumulating wheat cultivars (LAWC-Cds) can effectively reduce the total Cd content in wheat grains (Grain-Cd). Thirteen LAWC-Cds were planted in three fields to study the enrichment, transport, and accumulation patterns of Cd in LAWC-Cds. Compared with the soil properties before pl...

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Published in:Agronomy (Basel) 2024-06, Vol.14 (6), p.1191
Main Authors: Bai, Liyong, Ding, Suo, Li, Xiaoli, Ning, Chuanli, Liu, He, Sun, Mei, Liu, Dongmei, Zhang, Ke, Li, Shuangshuang, Yu, Xiaojing, Dai, Jiulan
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Language:English
Subjects:
Accumulation
Acidic soils
Agricultural production
bioaccumulation factors
Bioavailability
Cadmium
Correlation
Cultivars
Diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid
distribution
Enrichment
Grain
Organic matter
Organic soils
Organs
Particle size
Scientific equipment and supplies industry
Soil acidity
Soil chemistry
Soil conductivity
Soil contamination
Soil organic matter
Soil pH
Soil properties
transfer factors
Wheat
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Summary:Low-cadmium (Cd) accumulating wheat cultivars (LAWC-Cds) can effectively reduce the total Cd content in wheat grains (Grain-Cd). Thirteen LAWC-Cds were planted in three fields to study the enrichment, transport, and accumulation patterns of Cd in LAWC-Cds. Compared with the soil properties before planting, the soil pH and the total Cd content in the soil decreased, while the Cd content in the diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid extract, soil conductivity, and soil organic matter increased at wheat maturity. The Cd enrichment capacity of the different organs of wheat decreased in the following order: root > leaf > rachis > stem > glume > grain. The dynamics of Cd accumulation in roots affected Grain-Cd, and these factors were negatively correlated. The Cd content and Cd accumulation in all organs of LAWC-Cds showed strong negative correlations with the lengths of the first and second internodes and highly significant positive correlations with both grains per spike and awn length. Structural equation modeling showed that the Cd content of wheat organs had the most direct effect (0.639) in determining Grain-Cd, and soil properties had the largest effect (0.744) in influencing Grain-Cd. This study is important for screening wheat cultivars with stable low Cd-accumulation characteristics.
ISSN:2073-4395
2073-4395
DOI:10.3390/agronomy14061191