Agricultural Strategies to Reduce Cadmium Accumulation in Crops for Food Safety

• Published in: Agriculture (Basel) Vol. 13; no. 2; p. 471
• Main Authors: Mubeen, Samavia, Ni, Wenjuan, He, Chuntao, Yang, Zhongyi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.02.2023
• Subjects: Accumulation; Adsorption; Agricultural industry; Agricultural land; Agricultural pollution; Agricultural products; agricultural soils; Agriculture; agriculture strategy; Barley; Binding sites; Bioavailability; bioremediation; Cadmium; Corn; crop; Cropping systems; Crops; Energy consumption; Fertilizers; Food; Food consumption; Food contamination; Food contamination & poisoning; Food safety; Grain; irrigation management; Legumes; Microorganisms; nanomaterials; nanotechnology; Oxidative stress; Phosphates; Rice; Safety; Safety and security measures; Sediment pollution; Soil amendment; Soil amendments; Soil contamination; Soil management; Soil pollution; Soils; Water management; Wheat; Canada; Netherlands; China
• ISSN: 2077-0472; 2077-0472
• DOI: 10.3390/agriculture13020471

Cadmium (Cd) contamination in edible agricultural products, especially in crops, has raised worldwide concerns regarding food safety consumption. This review summarizes the current knowledge of the applicable methods and perspectives for reducing Cd contamination of agricultural products. Agricultural approaches of soil amendments, irrigation management, microbial agent, and cropping patterns were systematically concluded to illustrate the developments and achievements in crop contamination management. The use of traditional soil amendments as well as novel nano-materials has contributed to producing safe crops in agricultural soil contaminated with Cd. This review provides an inspiring and promising tool for maintaining food safety by reducing Cd accumulation in edible agricultural products.