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Effects of interaction between cadmium (Cd) and selenium (Se) on grain yield and Cd and Se accumulation in a hybrid rice (Oryza sativa) system Baifei Huang, Junliang Xin, Hongwen Dai, and Wenjing Zhou J. Agric. Food Chem., Just Accepted Manuscript • DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.7b03316 • Publication Date (Web): 10 Oct 2017 Downloaded from http://pubs.acs.org on October 11, 2017
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Effects of interaction between cadmium (Cd) and selenium (Se)
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on grain yield and Cd and Se accumulation in a hybrid rice
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(Oryza sativa) system
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Baifei Huang, Junliang Xin*, Hongwen Dai, Wenjing Zhou
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Research Center for Environmental Pollution Control Technology, School of Safety
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and Environmental Engineering, Hunan Institute of Technology, Hengyang 421002,
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China
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Corresponding author
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Abstract
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A pot experiment was conducted to investigate the interactive effects of cadmium (Cd)
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and selenium (Se) on their accumulation in three rice cultivars, which remains unclear.
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The results showed that Se reduced Cd-induced growth inhibition, and increased and
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decreased Se and Cd concentrations in brown rice, respecially. Cadmium
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concentrations in all tissues of the hybrid were similar to those in its male parent yet
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significantly lower than those in its female parent. Selenium reduced Cd accumulation
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in rice when Cd concentration exceeded 2.0 mg kg-1; however Se accumulation
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depended on the levels of Cd exposure. Finally, Cd had minimal effect on Se
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translocation within the three cultivars. We concluded that Cd concentration in brown
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rice is a heritable trait, making crossbreeding a feasible method for cultivating
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high-yield, low-Cd rice cultivars. Selenium effectively decreased the toxicity and
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accumulation of Cd, and Cd affected Se uptake but not translocation.
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Keywords: Cadmium; Selenium; Rice (Oryza sativa); Translocation; Hybridization
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INTRODUCTION
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Cadmium (Cd) is a non-essential metal, and is highly mobile and toxic to living
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organisms.1 Cadmium in soil is easily taken up by crop roots and rapidly transported
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to the edible parts. Cadmium enters agricultural soil mainly from anthropogenic
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sources, such as industrial discharge and emissions, sewage used for irrigation, and
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phosphate fertilizers, and can threaten human health through bioaccumulation and
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biomagnification.2 Currently, approximately 7.0% of the land area of China has been
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contaminated by Cd at different levels.3 Therefore, the need for reducing Cd
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accumulation in agricultural products is urgent.
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Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is the predominant cereal crop in China, and additionally, the
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staple food for over 60% of the Chinese population. Undoubtedly, the yield and
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quality of rice are closely related to social stability, economic development, and
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human health. Previously, several physical, chemical, and biological methods have
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been used to minimize Cd accumulation in rice, including soil removal and
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replacement,4 chemical washing,5 phytoremediation,6 application of soil amendments,
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cost-ineffectiveness and time-consumption nature, ion imbalance in the soil, low grain
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yield, and inconvenience.9 Although transgenic approaches could similarly reduce Cd
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accumulation in rice grains,10-12 they are less publicly acceptable owing to concerns
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over genetically modified crops, as demonstrated by the recent “Golden Rice”
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controversy.13 By comparison, the selection and breeding of low-Cd rice cultivars is
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becoming an increasingly popular method for reducing Cd accumulation in grains, as
and water management.8 The major limitations of these measures are their
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there are already substantial differences in the uptake and accumulation of Cd among
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cultivars.14 However, the inherited patterns of Cd concentration in rice are still unclear,
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and additionally, relevant information is quite limited.
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In recent years, researchers have discovered that selenium (Se), which is an essential
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micronutrient for humans, plays an important role in the enhancement of immunity,
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protection against cancer, and reduction of heavy metal toxicity.15, 16 Nevertheless,
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approximately 72% of the total land area in China is Se-deficient,17 and consequently,
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Se concentration in the grains of the rice cultivated in this region is 20 µg kg-1 on
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average.18 Therefore, average daily Se intake by the Chinese is only 28–40 µg, which
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is less than the recommended daily intake of 55–85 µg for adults,19 and often results
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in diseases or problems related to Se deficiency.20 Furthermore, at low levels, Se is
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beneficial to plants,21, 22 and biofortification of rice using Se fertilizers not only
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increases grain Se concentration, but also reduces grain Cd concentration.23, 24
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Consequently, the application of Se to slightly-to-moderately Cd-contaminated paddy
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soils may be a cost-effective approach to the production of Cd-deficient, Se-rich rice
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grains.24 Se application to paddy soils not only decreases Cd concentration in brown
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rice, but also reduces Cd accumulation in other tissues.24 However, Chen et al.
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observed that Se did not reduce Cd accumulation in rice roots.25 Consequently, the
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effects of Cd-Se interactions on the uptake, translocation, and accumulation of Cd in
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rice, especially in hybrid rice systems, are not yet well understood, and require further
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investigation.
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Currently, brown rice constitutes a considerable part of human diets because of its
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high nutritional value. We previously observed that brown rice contains more
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nutrients than polished rice; however, it also has higher concentrations of heavy
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metals (Table S1). In this study, three rice cultivars, including a female parent
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(male-sterile line), a male parent (restorer line), and their F1 hybrid were grown in
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nine soils with different concentrations of Cd and Se. The aims were to compare the
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accumulation of Cd and Se among the tested cultivars to investigate the inherited
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characteristics of grain Cd accumulation, and effects of Se-Cd interactions on the
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translocation of Cd and Se within the rice plants. We hypothesized that: (1) Se
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application substantially reduces Cd accumulation in all tissues; (2) grain Se
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concentration is not affected by soil Cd levels. The results of this study would help in
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further understanding the feasibility of reducing grain Cd concentration by
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crossbreeding and the mechanisms of Cd-Se interactions underlying grain Cd
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accumulation.
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MATERIALS AND METHODS
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Plant cultivation
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Two rice cultivars, Zhongjiu A (female parent, F) and Huazhan R (male parent, M),
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and their F1 hybrid (H) were used in this study. The seeds of the three cultivars were
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surface-sterilized for 15 min with 0.5% NaClO solution, rinsed with deionized water
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for 10 min, and then, germinated in moist, sterile quartz sand at 30°C. The
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germination time of F was delayed by 25 days to synchronize its flowering time with
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that of M. Three weeks after germination, uniform-sized seedlings were transferred to
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soil-filled plastic pots.
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Experimental site and soil
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A pot experiment was conducted in the greenhouse of the Hunan Institute of
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Technology (26°52′N, 112°41′E), Hunan Province, China at 28–35°C. Experimental
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soil was collected from a nearby farmland, air-dried, ground, and passed through a
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5-mm sieve. The physical and chemical properties of the soil were evaluated using the
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analytical methods described by Lu.26 The soil pH, cation-exchange capacity, organic
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matter content, and contents of total N, available P, available K, total Cd, and total Se
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were 6.40, 89.2 mmol kg-1, 19.5 g kg-1, 1.5 g kg-1, 112 mg kg-1, 124 mg kg-1, 1.23 mg
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kg-1, and 0.58 mg kg-1, respectively. According to the Farmland environmental quality
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evaluation standards for edible agricultural products (HJ 332-2006), the maximum
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level (ML) of Cd in soil should be 0.3 mg kg-1; however, the standards do not specify
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any limitation for Se concentration. Therefore, the tested soil was considered as
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Cd-contaminated, and served as a treatment group (C1S1) in this experiment. Eight
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other treatment groups (C2S1, C3S1, C1S2, C2S2, C3S2, C1S3, C2S3, and C3S3)
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contained soil with target Cd concentrations of 2.0 and 4.0 mg kg-1 and/or Se
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concentrations of 0.9 and 1.2 mg kg-1, which were generated by mixing C1S1 soil
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with appropriate quantities of Cd in the form of Cd(NO3)2·4H2O and Se in the form of
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Na2SeO3. Each of the eight soil groups was placed in a large plastic basin, watered,
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and allowed to equilibrate in the greenhouse for approximately 6 months. This period
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allowed for the attainment of balance between the various sorption mechanisms in the
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soils.27 The final total Cd concentrations were 2.01 mg kg-1 for C2S1, C2S2, and
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C2S3, and 4.16 mg kg-1 for C3S1, C3S2, and C3S3. The final total Se concentrations
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were 0.86 mg kg-1 for C1S2, C2S2, and C3S2, and 1.13 mg kg-1 for C1S3, C2S3, and
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C3S3.
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Experimental design
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Plastic pots (diameter at the top, 25 cm; diameter at the base, 18 cm; height, 26 cm)
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were filled with 6.0 kg (dry weight, dw) of prepared soil. For each cultivar, three
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replicates of each treatment group (n = 3 pots) were cultivared. The prepared rice
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seedlings were transplanted into the pots (two plants per pot) on April 28 (M and H)
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and May 23, 2016 (F). The pots with the M and F seedlings were arranged alternately
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to facilitate effective cross-fertilization between them. All the pots were submerged,
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and a water depth of approximately 3 cm above the soil surface was maintained
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throughout the cultivation period. A solid compound fertilizer (N:P:K = 15:15:15) was
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applied to the pots at a rate of 3.5 g pot−1 every 2 weeks. Owing to male sterility in F,
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manual pollination was performed thrice to increase the seed-setting rate of F during
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the flowering period of M and F.
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Sampling and chemical analysis
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Each plant was harvested entirely at maturity. Grains, shoots (including leaves and
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stems), and roots were rinsed separately with tap water to remove dust and soil, and
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then, the roots were desorbed for 15 min in ice-cold 5 mM CaCl2 solution (5 mM
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MES-Tris, pH 6.0). Thereafter, all the plant samples were washed thoroughly with
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deionized water, and dried at 70°C to attain constant weight. The grains were dehulled
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using a motorized dehusker (JLGJ4.5, TZYQ, Zhejiang, China) to yield brown rice.
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The dried samples were ground, passed through a 0.149-mm sieve, and digested with
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HNO3-H2O2 (10:3, v/v) using a microwave digester (XT-9900 A, Shanghai Xintuo
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Analytical Instruments Co., Ltd., China). The concentrations of Cd and Se were
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determined using ICP-MS (Agilent-7500, Agilent Technologies Co. Ltd, Palo Alto,
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CA, USA). Certified Reference Materials (CRM) for plants, GBW07605 and soil,
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GBW07410 (provided by the National Research Center for CRM, China) were used
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for quality assurance and quality control of the analysis of Cd and Se. The detection
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limits of Cd and Se in the plant samples were 0.002 and 0.003 mg kg-1 dw,
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respectively. The recovery rates of Cd in the plant and soil samples were 96–105%
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and 93–112%, respectively, and those of Se were 94–106% and 92–105%,
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respectively.
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Safety standards and statistical analysis
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According to the Chinese National Food Safety Standard for Maximum Levels of
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Contaminants in Food (GB 2762-2017,
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http://bz.cfsa.net.cn/staticPages/D5921FFE-BD08-4D34-AE26-CF9CA4FEB001.html
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), the maximum recommended Cd level in brown rice is 0.2 mg kg-1 (dw). This
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standard was used to evaluate the safety of the tested rice cultivars. Translocation
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factors (TFs) of Cd and Se from roots to shoots and from shoots to brown rice were
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calculated using the following equation:
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TFa to b = Cb-x/Ca-x
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where a represents roots or shoots; b represents shoots or brown rice; x represents Cd or Se; Cb-x represents the concentration of Cd or Se in b; and Ca-x represents the
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concentration of Cd or Se in a.
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Data were analyzed for homogeneity of variances by Levene’s test, and showed no
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heteroscedasticity. All data were analyzed statistically by three-way analysis of
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variance (ANOVA) at p < 0.05. When the cultivar treatment was significant, the
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differences in the same cultivar among the three Se concentrations at the same Cd
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concentration and among the three Cd concentrations at the same Se concentration
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were further evaluated by one-way ANOVA with Tukey's HSD (Honest Significant
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Difference) test. All tests were performed using Microsoft Excel 2003 (Microsoft
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Corp., Redmond, WA, USA) and SPSS 13.0 (IBM, Armonk, NY, USA). All
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correlations were assessed using Pearson product-moment correlation.
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RESULTS
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Grain Biomass in Response to Cd and Se Treatments
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Rice grain dw was significantly affected by cultivar type, Se treatment, Cd treatment,
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and the interaction among the three factors (Figure 1), indicating that grain biomass
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was determined not only by genetic factors, but also by Cd and Se levels in the soil.
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The H plants invariably had the highest grain dw, followed by M and F in each
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treatment group (Figure 1), showing heterosis in yield. Overall, the grain dw of M and
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H increased significantly with increasing Se concentration in the treatment groups at
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the same Cd concentration (Figure 1); therefore, Se may help promote grain biomass
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accumulation. Additionally, the grain biomass of each cultivar did not decrease
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significantly; rather it increased when soil Cd concentration increased to 2.01 mg kg-1;
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however, it decreased significantly afterward, especially for H (Figure 1), implying
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that the rice cultivars showed moderate tolerance to Cd toxicity.
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Cadmium Accumulation in Response to Cd and Se Treatments
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Generally, Cd accumulation in the brown rice, shoots, and roots was significantly
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affected by the cultivar type, Se treatment, Cd treatment, and the interactions among
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these factors (Figure 2A, B, and C). This demonstrated that Cd accumulation in rice is
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determined by genetic factors, as well as exposure to Cd and Se. The ability of H to
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accumulate Cd was similar to that of M, and significantly lower than that of F (Figure
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2A), suggesting that the trait of high Cd accumulation of F was not inherited by H.
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For each cultivar, Cd concentration in the brown rice increased significantly with
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increasing Cd concentration in the treatment groups at the same Se concentration,
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except in C2S3, which was similar to C1S3. In the treatment groups without
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additional Cd2+ (i.e., C1S1, C1S2, and C1S3), Cd concentration in the brown rice did
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not change significantly, and increased in F with increasing soil Se concentrations.
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However, Se application significantly decreased the Cd concentration in the brown
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rice in the treatment groups with additional Cd2+ (Figure 2A). Additionally, Cd
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concentration in the H brown rice exceeded the maximum level (0.2 mg kg-1)
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recommended by the Chinese food standard in C3S1; although not when Se was
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added to the Cd-contaminated soils (i.e., C3S2 and C3S3).
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Cadmium concentrations in the shoots and roots of each cultivar increased with
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increasing Cd levels (Figure 2B and C). Furthermore, there was no significant
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difference in Cd accumulation in the shoots and roots between M and H, and Cd
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accumulation was invariably higher in F than the other two cultivars. In the treatment
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groups without additional Cd2+, Cd concentrations in the shoots did not change
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significantly in the two parents; however, they increased significantly in H with
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increasing soil concentration of Se. Nevertheless, the increased Se levels in other
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higher Cd-contaminated soils significantly decreased Cd concentrations in the shoots
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in all cultivars. Cadmium concentrations in the roots of the three cultivars in the
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treatment groups without additional Cd2+ increased significantly with increasing soil
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concentration of Se. Contrastingly, root Cd concentrations in the three cultivars
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decreased with increasing Se levels in the other higher Cd-contaminated soils;
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however, this decrease was statistically significant only in F. Overall, Cd
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concentrations in the brown rice showed significant positive correlations with Cd
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concentrations in the shoots and roots (Figure 3A and B), demonstrating that low Cd
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levels in the latter may give rise to low Cd levels in the former.
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Selenium Accumulation in Response to Cd and Se Treatments
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Selenium accumulation in the brown rice, shoots, and roots was significantly affected
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by cultivar type, Se treatment, Cd treatment, and certain interactions among these
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factors (Figure 4A, B, and C), demonstrating that Se accumulation in rice is controlled
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by genetic factors, as well as exposure to Se and Cd. Generally, Se concentrations
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were higher in the brown rice and shoots of F than those of M and H, although there
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were no obvious differences between M and H (Figure 4A and B). Additionally, the Se
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concentration was slightly higher in the roots of F than those of M in all the treatment
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groups, except for C3S2 and C2S3; however, H showed no difference in root Se
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concentrations from M and F (Figure 4C). This indicated that the characteristics of Se
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accumulation in H were inherited from each parent.
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For each cultivar, Se concentrations in the brown rice, shoots, and roots increased
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significantly with increasing Se level in the treatment groups with the same Cd
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concentration (Figure 4A, B, and C). However, generally, Se concentrations in all the
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tissues first increased, and then, decreased dramatically with increasing Cd levels in
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the treatment groups with the same Se concentration, demonstrating the importance of
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Cd exposure for Se accumulation in rice. Additionally, Se concentration in the brown
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rice was significantly, positively correlated with that in the shoots and roots (Figure
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5A and B), implying that Se level in the brown rice depended on that in the shoots and
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roots.
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Cadmium Translocation within Rice Plants
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Cadmium translocation from the roots to the shoots and from the shoots to the brown
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rice varied greatly with cultivar type and levels of Cd and Se exposure (Table 1).
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Overall, the Cd translocation factors (TFs) from the roots to the shoots in F and H
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increased gradually with increasing Cd concentration; however, they were minimally
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affected by Se addition. In the treatment groups without additional Cd2+, the lowest
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Cd TFs from the roots to the shoots in M were observed in C1S1, and the increase in
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Se level significantly inhibited Cd translocation from the roots to the shoots. However,
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Cd translocation from the roots to the shoots in M did not changed noticeably with
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increasing Se level in the other higher Cd treatment groups. Additionally, M had the
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highest Cd TFs from the roots to the shoots, followed by F and H in C1S1, C1S2, and
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C1S3; however, the TF was slightly lower in M than F in the C1S1 (Table 1). There
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was no significant difference in the Cd TFs from the roots to the shoots among the
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three cultivars in the other higher Cd treatment groups excluding C3S1.
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For F, the Cd TF from the shoots to the brown rice was the highest in C2S3; however,
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it did not differ significantly from those in other treatment groups with the lowest Cd
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levels (Table 1). Furthermore, in the treatment groups with the same Cd levels,
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excluding C2S3, the ability of shoot-to-brown rice Cd translocation of F remained
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relatively stable with increasing Se concentration. It is noteworthy that the Cd TFs
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from the shoots to the brown rice in M and H were noticeably affected by Se levels in
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the highest Cd treatment groups (Table 1). Among the treatment groups without
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additional Se (i.e., C1S1, C2S1, and C3S1), there were no significant differences in
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the Cd TFs in either M or H. However, Cd translocation from the shoots to the brown
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rice in both cultivars decreased slightly when Se was applied to the Cd-contaminated
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soils. Additionally, the Cd TFs from the shoots to the brown rice were invariably,
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significantly higher in H and M than F, excluding C1S1 and C1S2.
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Selenium Translocation within the Rice Plants
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Generally, the Se TFs from the roots to the shoots in F did not change significantly
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with increasing Se level, and was not obviously affected by Cd application, except
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that the TF was significantly lower in C3S3 than C1S1 and C2S1 (Table 2). For M
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and H, Se translocation from the roots to the shoots was not significantly affected by
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the Se and Cd levels. Additionally, there were no significant differences in the
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root-to-shoot Se translocation among the three cultivars in any treatment group,
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except that the ability of Se translocation of F was significantly higher than that of M
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in C2S2 (Table 2).
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In the treatment groups with the lowest Se levels, the Se TFs from the shoots to the
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brown rice increased significantly in H with increasing Cd level (Table 2). Moreover,
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in other treatment groups with higher Se levels, the ability of shoot-to-brown rice Se
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translocation of the three cultivars did not change with increasing Cd level. A similar
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phenomenon occurred similarly in other treatment groups with the highest Se levels.
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However, the difference in Se translocation from the shoots to the brown rice among
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the three cultivars was observed only in C2S1, and the TF of H was similar to that of
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M; however it was significantly higher than that of F (Table 2).
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DISCUSSION
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Effects of Cadmium and Selenium on Grain Biomass
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In this study, the grain biomass of the three rice cultivars increased at different
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degrees when soil Cd concentration increased from 1.23 mg kg-1 (C1S1) to 2.01 mg
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kg-1 (C2S1). This suggested that the rice cultivars had high tolerance to the Cd levels
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detected in Chinese soils.3 The stimulatory effect of Cd on rice growth, which may
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represent hormesis, was similarly observed in other studies.28-30 However, grain dw
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decreased significantly in C3S1 (4.16 mg Cd kg-1 soil) compared with C1S1, possibly
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because of Cd toxicity-induced reduction in photosynthetic efficiency.31 It is
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noteworthy that grain dw increased significantly with increasing soil Se concentration
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when Cd concentration remained constant (4.16 mg kg-1). This demonstrated that
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exogenous Se addition can reduce the negative effects of Cd on rice growth, and
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enhance the activity of the photosynthetic system. Similarly, Zhang et al. observed
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that Se application enhances photosynthesis by increasing the net photosynthetic rate,
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intercellular CO2 concentration, and transpiration efficiency of rice, thereby
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increasing grain yield.32
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We similarly observed that grain biomass increased gradually with increased soil Se
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concentration without added Cd, excluding H in C1S2. Contrastingly, Liao et al.
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reported that rice grain yield was reduced by 12.81% and 9.16% when Se was added
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to the soil at 0.1 and 1 mg kg-1, respectively. 23 These inconsistent results may be
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related to the rice cultivars, Se species, experimental conditions, or levels of Se
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exposure. Additionally, one major reason for the lower grain yield of F than those of
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M or H was the lower seeding rate; although H invariably had the highest grain dw,
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suggesting heterosis in grain yield.
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Effects of Selenium on Cadmium Accumulation in Rice
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Cadmium accumulation was lower in H, similar to M, than F, indicating that this
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characteristic of low Cd accumulation in rice is heritable, and probably controlled by
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dominant gene(s). Similarly, Cd accumulation in durum wheat grains and water
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spinach shoots is largely controlled by a single locus of multiple genes with low Cd
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accumulation dominance.33, 34 It is noteworthy that OsNramp5 (natural
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resistance-associated macrophage protein 5) is a major transporter responsible for Cd
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uptake in rice,11 and OsHMA3 (heavy metal ATPase 3) is closely related to Cd
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translocation.12 OsHMA3 in a low-Cd cultivar (Nipponbare) functionally limits
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root-to-shoot Cd translocation by sequestering Cd in root vacuoles; however, the
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transporter in a high-Cd cultivar (Anjana Dhan) loses its function.12 Further, Miyadate
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et al. observed that OsHMA3 is dominant in controlling the phenotype of low
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root-to-shoot Cd translocation.35 Moreover, the ability of low Cd accumulation in H
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and M was not influenced by soil Se levels, and was stable. Therefore, it is feasible to
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breed rice cultivars with low Cd accumulation and high yield using conventional
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hybridization techniques.
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In this study, Se application significantly decreased Cd concentrations in all the
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tissues of the rice plants exposed to exogenous Cd. One reason may be that selenite is
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reduced to Se2- in acidic soil, and further forms Se-Cd complexes in the rhizosphere,
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which are unavailable to the plants.36 Selenite may also chelate with Cd2+ to form
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CdSeO3 complexes, thus, reducing Cd bioavailability in the soil.37 In any case,
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selenite limits root growth, and decreases the proportion of fine roots,38 which further
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reduces Cd uptake. Therefore, Se is involved in antagonistic processes with Cd in rice
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plants, and inhibits Cd uptake by the abovementioned mechanisms. Additionally, we
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observed that Se application did not significantly affect root-to-shoot Cd translocation
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in most cases, which is similar to the finding by Hu et al.24 Most of the selenite
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absorbed by plant roots is rapidly assimilated into organic forms, such as SeOMet,
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MeSeCys, and SeMet,39 which may not compete with Cd2+ in the xylem during
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transport from roots to shoots. The difference in root-to-shoot Cd translocation among
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the three cultivars appeared to depend on the levels of Cd and Se exposure. However,
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the difficulty in Cd translocation from shoots to brown rice increased with increasing
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soil Se levels in M and H, yet not in F. Hu et al. similarly observed that Se application
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did not significantly affect Cd translocation from shoots to grains.24 This
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demonstrated that the effect of Se on Cd translocation from shoots to grains may be
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related to genotype. Furthermore, Cd was more easily transported to the brown rice
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from the shoots in F than in M and H. Selenium was reported to significantly increase
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leaf glutathione (GSH) levels in plants cultivated in the soil;40 further, GSH is a
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substrate for phytochelatin (PC) synthesis, and crucial for the sequestration and
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detoxification of Cd. Cytosolic Cd can form complexes with S-containing ligands,
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such as GSH and PCs, and subsequently be transported into vacuoles, resulting in Cd
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immobilization within the leaf.41 Therefore, further investigations are required to
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evaluate the synthesis of GSH and PCs in the shoots of the three cultivars.
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It is worth noting that by increasing Se levels, Cd accumulation increased in the rice
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tissues, especially roots, in the treatment groups without additional Cd, partially
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confirming our first hypothesis. Fargašová et al. similarly discovered that Se increases
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Cd accumulation in the roots of Sinapis alba L.42 Therefore, the interaction between
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Se and Cd depends on the ratio of concentration of the two elements; thus, certain
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stimulating effects of increased Se concentrations on Cd uptake may be expected in
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addition. As Arvy et al. mentioned, selenite addition to the cultivation medium
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increases the capacity of root cells to accumulate heavy metals.43 In our study, Se
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application decreased root-to-shoot Cd translocation in M, yet not in H and F in the
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treatment groups without additional Cd. Consequently, the interaction between Cd and
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Se is dose-dependent and probably, cultivar-dependent.
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Cadmium enters root cells via ZIP (zinc/iron-regulated transporter protein) or other
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cation channels,44 while selenite is absorbed by plant roots via phosphate
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transporters,35 silicon influx transporters,45 and aquaporins.46 Theoretically, there is no
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competition between Cd and Se on root surfaces, as they are absorbed via different
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transporters or channels. However, in this study, Se concentrations in all the tissues of
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the three cultivars, including roots, shoots, and grains, initially increased to different
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levels, and then, decreased rapidly as Cd concentrations increased from 1.23 mg kg-1
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to 2.01 mg kg-1, and then, to 4.16 mg kg-1, thereby disproving our second hypothesis.
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Lin et al. observed that Cd2+ (50 µM) addition significantly decreased Se
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accumulation in rice cultured in a nutrient solution containing 3 µM Se (Na2SO3).47
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Meanwhile, the effects of Cd on Se accumulation in cucumber depended on the
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concentrations of Cd and Se in the medium, and Cd addition strongly promoted Se
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translocation from roots to shoots.48 Therefore, the effects of Cd-Se interactions on Se
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accumulation in plants are related not only to the levels of Cd and Se exposure, but
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also to plant species or cultivar types. The main reason for the Cd-promoted increase
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in Se concentrations in the rice tissues may be that rice absorbs more Se to detoxify
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Cd, since Se can reduce Cd-induced oxidative stress by increasing the accumulation
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of proline and GSH.49 Furthermore, -SeH can replace the -SH group in GSH and PCs,
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and protect against Cd toxicity by increasing thiol concentrations.36 Notably, Se
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translocation from roots to shoots and from shoots to brown rice was minimally
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affected by the levels of Cd exposure, particularly when soil Cd concentration
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increased from 2.01 mg kg-1 to 4.16 mg kg-1. Thus, the obvious decrease in Se
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concentrations in the three cultivars when the level of Cd exposure increased to 4.16
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mg kg-1 was mainly due to the decrease in Se uptake via root surfaces. Possibly, high
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Cd toxicity inhibited the activities of the transporters or water channels involved in Se
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uptake; however, this requires further investigation of the mechanisms controlling Se
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uptake in rice.
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In conclusion, our results showed that F invariably had significantly higher grain Cd
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concentration and higher shoot-to-brown rice Cd translocation than M or H. The trait
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of low Cd accumulation in rice may be dominant, and thus, it is feasible to develop
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new low-Cd, high-yield rice cultivars through crossbreeding. Selenium
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biofortification not only increases grain Se concentration, which helps overcome Se
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deficiency in humans, but also significantly decreases grain Cd concentration when
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soil Cd concentration exceeds 2.0 mg kg-1. Additionally, these results suggested that
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Se can reduce Cd-induced growth inhibition, improve photosynthesis, and increase
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grain yield in rice. Furthermore, the effects of Cd-Se interactions on the accumulation
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of Cd and Se in rice are related to the levels of Cd and Se exposure. Selenium
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application inhibited shoot-to-brown rice Cd translocation in M and H; however, Cd
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affected Se translocation in the rice plants negligibly.
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The authors declare no competing financial interest.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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This study was supported by the Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of
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China (Grant 2016JJ5017) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China
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(Grants 41101303 and 41201320).
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Table S1 Concentrations of different elements in rice husk, brown rice, and polished
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Figure captions Figure 1 Effects of cadmium (Cd) and selenium (Se) on the grain biomass of three rice cultivars. Error bars represent the standard deviation (n = 3). ns, not significant; *, significant at the p < 0.01 level. For the same cultivar, different lower-case letters indicate significant differences (p < 0.05) among different Se treatment groups with the same Cd concentration; different upper-case letters indicate significant differences (p < 0.05) among different Cd treatment groups with the same Se concentration. See the Materials and Methods section for the abbreviations.
Figure 2 Effects of selenium (Se) on the accumulation of cadmium (Cd) in brown rice (A), shoots (B), and roots (C) of three rice cultivars. Error bars represent the standard deviation (n = 3). *, significant at the p < 0.05 level; **, significant at the p < 0.01 level. For the same cultivar, different lower-case letters indicate significant differences (p < 0.05) among different Se treatment groups with the same Cd concentration; different upper-case letters indicate significant differences (p < 0.05) among different Cd treatment groups with the same Se concentration. See the Materials and Methods section for the abbreviations.
Figure 3 Correlations between brown rice cadmium (Cd) concentration and Cd concentrations in the shoots (A) and roots (B) of three rice cultivars.
Figure 4 Effects of cadmium (Cd) on the accumulation of selenium (Se) in brown rice
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Figure 5 Correlations between brown rice grain selenium (Se) concentration and Se concentrations in the shoots (A) and roots (B) of three rice cultivars.
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Table 1 Changes in cadmium (Cd) translocation from roots to shoots, and from shoots to brown rice at different levels of Cd and selenium (Se) exposure Treatment group
F
M
H TF root to shoot
C1S1
3.17 ± 0.40
d
A
2.78 ± 0.52
c
AB
2.20 ± 0.12
d
B
C1S2
3.79 ± 0.51
cd
B
6.34 ± 0.84
a
A
2.60 ± 0.04
cd
C
C1S3
3.89 ± 0.36
bcd B
5.29 ± 0.25
ab
A
3.03 ± 0.21
bcd C
C2S1
3.92 ± 0.55
bcd
4.09 ± 1.09
bc
3.71 ± 0.72
abc
C2S2
4.21 ± 0.74
bcd
3.63 ± 0.73
bc
4.15 ± 0.28
ab
C2S3
4.54 ± 0.33
abc
4.26 ± 0.48
bc
4.11 ± 0.32
ab
C3S1
4.66 ± 0.10
abc
3.44 ± 0.14
c
3.93 ± 0.55
abc B
C3S2
5.46 ± 0.26
a
4.08 ± 0.05
bc
4.91 ± 0.96
a
C3S3
5.11 ± 0.36
ab
4.18 ± 0.51
bc
4.57 ± 0.28
a
8.84 ± 1.80
ab
B
12.70 ± 2.14
a
A
A
B
TF shoot to brown rice C1S1
6.95 ± 0.84
ab
C1S2
6.52 ± 0.39
abc
C1S3
6.35 ± 1.78
abcd B
11.02 ± 0.91 abc A
11.49 ± 3.10
ab
A
C2S1
4.35 ± 0.69
cde
C
6.59 ± 0.63
d
B
9.00 ± 0.85
ab
A
C2S2
4.80 ± 0.52
bcde B
9.95 ± 2.31
bc
A
10.70 ± 2.07
ab
A
C2S3
7.93 ± 0.71
a
B
13.29 ± 1.07 a
A
12.78 ± 2.69
a
A
C3S1
4.30 ± 0.17
de
C
8.38 ± 0.50
cd
A
6.94 ± 0.51
b
B
C3S2
3.99 ± 0.19
e
B
12.09 ± 0.81 ab
A
12.58 ± 1.23
a
A
C3S3
4.31 ± 0.22
cde
C
9.82 ± 1.16
B
11.78 ± 0.70
ab
A
B
8.27 ± 0.38
cd
7.88 ± 0.90
cd
bc
Notes: Values shown are the mean ± SD (n = 3). Different lower-case letters in the same column indicate significant (p < 0.05) difference among treatment groups. Different upper-case letters in the same row indicate significant (p < 0.05) difference among cultivars. See the Materials and Methods section for the abbreviations.
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Table 2 Changes in selenium (Se) translocation from roots to shoots, and from shoots to brown rice at different levels of cadmium (Cd) and Se exposure Treatment group
F
M
H TF root to shoot
C1S1
4.59 ± 0.69
a
5.38 ± 0.75
4.89 ± 0.55
C2S1
4.49 ± 0.31
a
4.81 ± 1.32
4.97 ± 0.51
C3S1
4.24 ± 0.30
ab
4.95 ± 0.87
4.50 ± 0.43
C1S2
4.09 ± 0.33
ab
4.58 ± 0.65
4.47 ± 0.20
C2S2
4.38 ± 0.17
ab
C3S2
3.27 ± 0.71
ab
4.69 ± 0.81
4.67 ± 1.19
C1S3
3.33 ± 0.60
ab
4.13 ± 0.92
5.19 ± 1.14
C2S3
3.47 ± 0.39
ab
5.58 ± 1.15
4.60 ± 1.03
C3S3
3.07 ± 0.41
b
4.39 ± 0.82
4.04 ± 0.74
B
5.55 ± 0.76
A
4.67 ± 0.20
AB
TF shoot to brown rice C1S1
0.94 ± 0.08
ab
0.95 ± 0.07
ab
0.87 ± 0.05
b
C2S1
0.81 ± 0.12
b
1.10 ± 0.17
a
1.31 ± 0.10
a
C3S1
1.28 ± 0.23
a
1.19 ± 0.13
a
1.27 ± 0.13
a
C1S2
0.67 ± 0.08
b
0.59 ± 0.12
c
0.65 ± 0.10
b
C2S2
0.65 ± 0.13
b
0.62 ± 0.09
c
0.81 ± 0.16
b
C3S2
0.64 ± 0.10
b
0.76 ± 0.04
bc
0.69 ± 0.20
b
C1S3
0.77 ± 0.18
b
0.58 ± 0.04
c
0.54 ± 0.15
b
C2S3
0.59 ± 0.10
b
0.53 ± 0.04
c
0.61 ± 0.11
b
C3S3
0.70 ± 0.05
b
0.58 ± 0.10
c
0.72 ± 0.17
b
B
A
A
Notes: Values shown are the mean ± SD (n = 3). Different lower-case letters in the same column indicate significant (p < 0.05) difference among treatment groups. Different upper-case letters in the same row indicate significant (p < 0.05) difference among cultivars. See the Materials and Methods section for the abbreviations.
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Cultivar F = 451.9* Cultivar × Se F = 1.1ns Se F = 41.5* Cultivar × Cd F = 1.5ns Cd F = 49.0* Se × Cd F = 1.7ns
150
C1S1 C2S1
C1S2 C2S2
C1S3 C2S3
C3S1
C3S2
C3S3 B
120
Cultivar × Se × Cd F = 3.2*
A
A
C
A
B
90
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A A
AB
B
B
A
B
A
B
b a ab
b a a
B
60 b ab a
30
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b b a
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C1S3
C2S1
C2S2
C2S3
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