Basis for the Breeding of Low-Cd Wheat Varieties

Cadmium is a non-essential element for plant growth and has a strong toxicity, which seriously affects plant growth and development.Compared with other heavy metals, cadmium is more easily absorbed and accumulated by wheat, which poses a serious threat to human health. The paper reviewed the effects of cadmium on the growth and development of wheat, the absorption, transport and distribution of cadmium in wheat, the tolerance mechanism and the molecular biological level of cadmium in wheat. To provide strategies and possible schemes for breeding wheat varieties with low cadmium accumulation.

Author(s): Wu Liuliu, G.A. Zhatova

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