{"title":"Understanding the physiological and molecular mechanisms of grain cadmium accumulation conduces to produce low cadmium grain crops: a review","authors":"","doi":"10.1007/s10725-023-01105-x","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<h3>Abstract</h3> <p>Soil cadmium (Cd), which can occur naturally in the environment or arise from industrial pollution, seriously affects crop quality and threatens human health. Therefore, reducing grain Cd accumulation (GCA) has become an important topic worldwide. To comprehensively assess the research status of GCA, we reviewed the research into physiological and molecular mechanisms of GCA, including the characteristics of Cd uptake, transport, and accumulation from roots to grain; furthermore, literature on GCA-related quantitative trait locus identification and gene functional analysis were reviewed. Based on physiological and molecular mechanisms, two strategies to reduce GCA, namely soil management and genetic improvement, were also critically summarized. It became clear that further research is necessary into the physiological mechanisms of Cd uptake, transportation, and accumulation in grain. It is also important to accelerate the discovery and use of effective functional markers and genes associated with low Cd accumulation and to improve the feasibility and potential value of breeding low Cd grain crops.</p>","PeriodicalId":20412,"journal":{"name":"Plant Growth Regulation","volume":"53 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5000,"publicationDate":"2023-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Plant Growth Regulation","FirstCategoryId":"99","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10725-023-01105-x","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"PLANT SCIENCES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Soil cadmium (Cd), which can occur naturally in the environment or arise from industrial pollution, seriously affects crop quality and threatens human health. Therefore, reducing grain Cd accumulation (GCA) has become an important topic worldwide. To comprehensively assess the research status of GCA, we reviewed the research into physiological and molecular mechanisms of GCA, including the characteristics of Cd uptake, transport, and accumulation from roots to grain; furthermore, literature on GCA-related quantitative trait locus identification and gene functional analysis were reviewed. Based on physiological and molecular mechanisms, two strategies to reduce GCA, namely soil management and genetic improvement, were also critically summarized. It became clear that further research is necessary into the physiological mechanisms of Cd uptake, transportation, and accumulation in grain. It is also important to accelerate the discovery and use of effective functional markers and genes associated with low Cd accumulation and to improve the feasibility and potential value of breeding low Cd grain crops.
期刊介绍:
Plant Growth Regulation is an international journal publishing original articles on all aspects of plant growth and development. We welcome manuscripts reporting question-based research using hormonal, physiological, environmental, genetical, biophysical, developmental or molecular approaches to the study of plant growth regulation.
Emphasis is placed on papers presenting the results of original research. Occasional reviews on important topics will also be welcome. All contributions must be in English.