Seeds and heavy metal: Defensin-like protein DEF8 mediates cadmium accumulation in rice and phloem unloading
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DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiac475
Abstract: Rice (Oryza sativa) is one of the most important staple crops worldwide, providing 420% of the calories to over 3.5 billion people (Wing et al., 2018). Cadmium (Cd) is a toxic heavy metal that affects… read more here.
Keywords: heavy metal; rice; physiology; plant ... See more keywords