|
|||||
|
|
Noticeable increase in cadmium absorption by zinc deficient rice plants |
|
| Authors: | Yoshifumi Honma Hiroshi Hirata |
| Affiliation: | 1. Faculty of Agriculture , Tokyo University , Tokyo , Japan;2. Nakaminato Branch Institute, National Institute of Radiological Sciences , Nakaminato , Ibaraki , Japan;3. Faculty of Agriculture , Tokyo Noko University , Fuchu , Tokyo , Japan |
| Abstract: | The uptake and transport of cadmium were studied using zinc deficient rice plants. As a result, these plants absorbed and transported cadmium more rapidly than normal rice plants. A zinc deficiency might bring about physiological changes which significantly increase the cadmium accumulation in the roots and its transport into the shoots. |
| Keywords: | zinc deficiency cadmium absorption rice plants |