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Mechanisms of Cadmium Uptake, Translocation and Deposition in Plants

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Cadmium in Soils and Plants

Part of the book series: Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences ((DPSS,volume 85))

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Cadmium (Cd) is of concern to agriculture because excessive consumption of Cd in contaminated food crops can lead to toxicities in animals, including humans. Toxicity from Cd in foods is rare, but has been observed in elderly, post-menopausal women in subsistence farm families in two countries (Japan and China) (Canadian Network of Toxicology Centres, 1995). Members of these poorly nourished families consumed large quantities of Cd-rich rice (Oryza sativa L.), which was grown locally on soils contaminated with high levels of Cd. Although these toxicity problems arose under very unusual circumstances, some individuals and groups are concerned also about Cd in food at much lower levels. This concern has caused several international organisations to consider regulations to limit the levels of Cd of food crops in international trade that tend to accumulate higher levels of Cd in their edible parts (e.g., durum wheat grain (Triticum durum Desf.), edible flax seeds (Linum usitatissimum L.), peanuts (Arachis hypogaea L.), and sunflower seeds (Helianthus annuus L.)) (Newhook, et al., 1994).

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Welch, R.M., Norvell, W.A. (1999). Mechanisms of Cadmium Uptake, Translocation and Deposition in Plants. In: McLaughlin, M.J., Singh, B.R. (eds) Cadmium in Soils and Plants. Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences, vol 85. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4473-5_6

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