Screening and Verification of Rice Varieties with Low Cadmium Accumulation

In order to improve the utilization efficiency of heavy metal pollution of farmland,the revitalization of Hunan rice brand,this research worked on 20142016 oriented social extensive collection of 285 varieties of rice,including 98 early rice varieties and 187 late rice varieties.Screening and veri fication of rice varieties with low Cadmium accumulation were studied in Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan of Hunan Province,and in other typical cadmium polluted area in Hunan Province.12 early rice varieties and 13 late rice varieties were selected as low Cadmium accumulation varieties.Field test showed that,through the screening of varieties(V),irrigation(I)and acidity adjustment(P),the content of cadmium in early rice is 0.064~0.233 mg/kg,and 0.143~0.246 mg/kg in late rice,basically to ensure the content of cadmium in rice to reach the national standard,and to ensure good food security.

Research Advance on Absorption Law of Cadmium by Rice and Safety Control Technology of Cadmium in Rice Grain

Heavy metal pol ution, especial y cadmium pol ution, has threatened the safety production of rice. The research advance on law of absorption, distribution and accumulation of cadmium in rice and on recent safety control technology of cadmium in rice grain was summarized in this paper. We hoped to lay a foundation for the safety production of rice.

Research Advance on the Mechanism of Cadmium Transport in Rice

Soils in part of rice production areas have been seriously contaminated by cadmium （Cd）. Rice with high Cd content over allowable limit produced in these areas is widely concerned. Low accumulation varieties can remarkably decrease the Cd content in rice as well as the risk of food safety. The translocation of Cd either from soil to root system or from roots to aboveground parts is identified by a lot of ion transport proteins. Transport efficiency of Cd in some rice varieties is regulated by special metal ionic transporters. However, most varieties transport Cd by cation transporters or universal ionic transporters. Both the expression levels and time of gens controlling ionic transporters directly influence the Cd transport rates inside rice plant and the accumulation amount in different organs. Screening and utilizing specific Cd transport genes are the genetic basis of breeding low accumulation varieties.

Breeding for low cadmium accumulation cereals

Cadmium(Cd) is an element that is nonessential and extremely toxic to both plants and human beings. Soil contaminated with Cd has adverse impacts on crop yields and threatens human health via the food chain. Cultivation of low-Cd cultivars has been of particular interest and is one of the most cost-effective and promising approaches to minimize human dietary intake of Cd. Low-Cd crop cultivars should meet particular criteria, including acceptable yield and quality, and their edible parts should have Cd concentrations below maximum permissible concentrations for safe consumption, even when grown in Cd-contaminated soil. Several low-Cd cereal cultivars and genotypes have been developed worldwide through cultivar screening and conventional breeding. Molecular markers are powerful in facilitating the selection of low-Cd cereal cultivars. Modern molecular breeding technologies may have great potential in breeding programs for the development of low-Cd cultivars, especially when coupled with conventional breeding. In this review, we provide a synthesis of low-Cd cereal breeding.