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HERO ID
3111246
Reference Type
Journal Article
Title
Cadmium minimization in rice. A review
Author(s)
Sebastian, A; Prasad, MNV
Year
2014
Is Peer Reviewed?
Yes
Journal
Agronomy for Sustainable Development
ISSN:
1774-0746
EISSN:
1773-0155
Volume
34
Issue
1
Page Numbers
155-173
DOI
10.1007/s13593-013-0152-y
Web of Science Id
WOS:000332417500009
Abstract
Cadmium (Cd) contamination of rice is found in areas irrigated by wastewater from mines. Cd contamination of rice fields can also result from the application of Cd-rich phosphate fertilizers. As a consequence, millions of tons of rice are discarded. In Asia, irrigated paddy-based cropping systems provide rice grains as food for about 2 billion people. A daily intake of 20-40 mu g Cd from rice is reported in regions where rice is used as a food. Daily rice Cd intake leads to diseases such as bone mineralization. Hence, Cd minimization in rice is needed. This article reviews sustainable agriculture and molecular techniques that prevents Cd uptake in rice. Cadmium minimization can be done either by field remediation or change in plant functions. Organic farming decreases Cd uptake and remediates crop fields. Cd hyperaccumulator plants and Cd immobilizing microbes can be used for field remediation. Cd amount in rice can be controlled by gene families that code for putative transition metal transporters or metal chaperones and quantitative trait loci (QTL). Generation of Cd excluder rice is possible by transgenics.
Keywords
Biogeochemistry; Ecophysiology; Phytotechniques; Cadmium transporters; Metal chelators; Cadmium responsive genes; Cadmium excluder rice
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