Findings may advance iron-rich, cadmium-free crops

Findings may advance iron-rich, cadmium-free crops
Ithaca NY (SPX) Jun 16, 2014 - With news reports of toxic, cadmium-tainted rice in China, a new study describes a protein that transports metals in certain plants and holds promise for developing iron-rich but cadmium-free crops. Iron and cadmium are both found in soil and are interchangeably taken up by iron transporters in plants. Pollution and heavy fertilizer use have increased soil cadmium levels in China, for exam ... more

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