Utilization of Antagonistic Interactions Between Micronutrients and Cadmium (Cd) to Alleviate Cd Toxicity and Accumulation in Crops
The presence of cadmium (Cd) in agricultural soils poses a serious risk to crop growth and food safety. Cadmium uptake and transport in plants occur through the various transporters of nutrient ions that have similar physical and chemical properties to Cd, indicating that the genetic manipulation of...
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| author | Muhammad Shahzad Ayesha Bibi Ameer Khan Ali Shahzad Zhengyuan Xu Tagarika Munyaradzi Maruza Guoping Zhang |
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| description | The presence of cadmium (Cd) in agricultural soils poses a serious risk to crop growth and food safety. Cadmium uptake and transport in plants occur through the various transporters of nutrient ions that have similar physical and chemical properties to Cd, indicating that the genetic manipulation of these transporters and agronomic improvement in the Cd-antagonistic nutrients could be a good approach for reducing Cd uptake and accumulation in crops. In this review, we discuss the interactions between Cd and some micronutrients, including zinc (Zn) and manganese (Mn), focusing on their influence on the expression of genes encoding Cd-related transporters, including <i>ZIP7</i>, <i>NRAMP3</i>, and <i>NRAMP4</i>. Genetic improvements in enhancing the specificity and efficiency of transporters and agronomic improvements in optimizing micronutrient nutrition can inhibit the Cd uptake and transport by these transporters. This comprehensive review provides a deep insight into genetic and agronomic improvement for fighting against Cd contamination and enhancing sustainable agricultural production. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-661c85cdcd604f79b76a5b9c2d12edc32025-08-20T02:06:13ZengMDPI AGPlants2223-77472025-02-0114570710.3390/plants14050707Utilization of Antagonistic Interactions Between Micronutrients and Cadmium (Cd) to Alleviate Cd Toxicity and Accumulation in CropsMuhammad Shahzad0Ayesha Bibi1Ameer Khan2Ali Shahzad3Zhengyuan Xu4Tagarika Munyaradzi Maruza5Guoping Zhang6Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou 310029, ChinaDepartment of Botany, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, PakistanDepartment of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou 310029, ChinaSanya Nanfan Research Institute, Hainan University, Sanya 572025, ChinaDepartment of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou 310029, ChinaDepartment of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou 310029, ChinaDepartment of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou 310029, ChinaThe presence of cadmium (Cd) in agricultural soils poses a serious risk to crop growth and food safety. Cadmium uptake and transport in plants occur through the various transporters of nutrient ions that have similar physical and chemical properties to Cd, indicating that the genetic manipulation of these transporters and agronomic improvement in the Cd-antagonistic nutrients could be a good approach for reducing Cd uptake and accumulation in crops. In this review, we discuss the interactions between Cd and some micronutrients, including zinc (Zn) and manganese (Mn), focusing on their influence on the expression of genes encoding Cd-related transporters, including <i>ZIP7</i>, <i>NRAMP3</i>, and <i>NRAMP4</i>. Genetic improvements in enhancing the specificity and efficiency of transporters and agronomic improvements in optimizing micronutrient nutrition can inhibit the Cd uptake and transport by these transporters. This comprehensive review provides a deep insight into genetic and agronomic improvement for fighting against Cd contamination and enhancing sustainable agricultural production.https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/14/5/707cadmiumgenetic improvemention interactionmanganesetransporterzinc |
| spellingShingle | Muhammad Shahzad Ayesha Bibi Ameer Khan Ali Shahzad Zhengyuan Xu Tagarika Munyaradzi Maruza Guoping Zhang Utilization of Antagonistic Interactions Between Micronutrients and Cadmium (Cd) to Alleviate Cd Toxicity and Accumulation in Crops Plants cadmium genetic improvement ion interaction manganese transporter zinc |
| title | Utilization of Antagonistic Interactions Between Micronutrients and Cadmium (Cd) to Alleviate Cd Toxicity and Accumulation in Crops |
| title_full | Utilization of Antagonistic Interactions Between Micronutrients and Cadmium (Cd) to Alleviate Cd Toxicity and Accumulation in Crops |
| title_fullStr | Utilization of Antagonistic Interactions Between Micronutrients and Cadmium (Cd) to Alleviate Cd Toxicity and Accumulation in Crops |
| title_full_unstemmed | Utilization of Antagonistic Interactions Between Micronutrients and Cadmium (Cd) to Alleviate Cd Toxicity and Accumulation in Crops |
| title_short | Utilization of Antagonistic Interactions Between Micronutrients and Cadmium (Cd) to Alleviate Cd Toxicity and Accumulation in Crops |
| title_sort | utilization of antagonistic interactions between micronutrients and cadmium cd to alleviate cd toxicity and accumulation in crops |
| topic | cadmium genetic improvement ion interaction manganese transporter zinc |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/14/5/707 |
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