Effects of sulfur supply on cadmium transfer and concentration in rice at different growth stages exposed to sulfur-deficient but highly cadmium-contaminated soil

Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture

Research

Guoxi Wang¹  Xiaosong Yang²  Yanhua Qiu²  Yifei Li²  Xianlin Ke³  Zhengyi Hu³  Mingming Tao³  Songyan Li³  Lijuan Huang³ 

[1]Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, 100012, Beijing, China

[2]College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 101408, Beijing, China

[3]Sino-Danish College, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, China

[4]Sino-Danish Centre for Education and Research, 100190, Beijing, China

关键词: Cadmium;    Oryza sativa;    Sulfur;    Cd translocation;    Dilution effect;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s40538-023-00388-6

 received in 2022-11-02, accepted in 2023-01-23,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundSulfur (S) has been widely used to alleviate cadmium (Cd) toxicity and control Cd accumulation in rice under waterlogging conditions. However, the results are contradictory, and the reasons remain unclear. This could be because most studies rarely simultaneously monitor the processes of S-induced soil Cd bioavailability and Cd accumulation in rice throughout its growth period. A pot experiment was conducted to investigate the influence of two sulfur levels (0, and 30 mg S kg−1) on Cd concentration and translocation in rice at three growth stages (booting, filling and maturity) under waterlogging conditions. Paddy soil deficient in S but contaminated with Cd (10.16 mg Cd kg−1) was used for the pot experiment.ResultsS application increased concentrations of Cd in grain at the filling stage partially because S induced the promotion of Cd transfer from roots to stems, leaves, and grains, and S induced the accumulation and fixation of Cd in iron plaques at the filling stage. However, the application of S significantly reduced Cd concentrations in brown rice at the maturity stage, which could be attributed to three aspects, as described below. First, S supply reduced the availability of Cd in soil and iron plaque on the root surface by reducing dissolved Cd in soil pore water and transferring Cd from iron plaque on the root surface to roots. Second, S supply inhibited the transfer of Cd in other tissues to brown rice based on Cd transfer factors from roots, stems, leaves, and husks to brown rice, which were obviously lower with S supply than without S supply at the maturity stage. Third, S induced the dilution of Cd in brown rice because the application of S significantly increased brown rice biomass by 215%.ConclusionsA S-induced decline in Cd accumulation in brown rice was related to S-regulated Cd transfer among rice plants, S-induced promotion of rice growth and a decrease in Cd bioavailability in S-deficient but Cd-contaminated paddy soil under waterlogging conditions. This study provides valuable information for growing rice in low-S and Cd-contaminated paddy soil and reducing the risk of Cd in rice to humans.Graphical abstract

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