Real-time imaging and analysis of differences in cadmium dynamics in rice cultivars (Oryza sativa) using positron-emitting 107Cd tracer

• Published in: BMC plant biology Vol. 11; p. 172
• Main Authors: Ishikawa, Satoru, Suzui, Nobuo, Ito-Tanabata, Sayuri, Ishii, Satomi, Igura, Masato, Abe, Tadashi, Kuramata, Masato, Kawachi, Naoki, Fujimaki, Shu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 29.11.2011
• Subjects: Biological Transport; Cadmium - metabolism; Cadmium Radioisotopes - analysis; Imaging, Three-Dimensional; Oryza - metabolism; Plant Roots - metabolism; Plant Shoots - metabolism; Positron-Emission Tomography

Rice is a major source of dietary intake of cadmium (Cd) for populations that consume rice as a staple food. Understanding how Cd is transported into grains through the whole plant body is necessary for reducing rice Cd concentrations to the lowest levels possible, to reduce the associated health ri...