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Cd Accumulation and Subcellular Distribution in Plants and Their Relevance to the Trophic Transfer of Cd

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Cadmium (Cd) is an elemental substance that occurs naturally in the earth’s crust, and is variously taken up and incorporated into plant biological systems. Environmental contamination with this non-essential metal presents a challenge to plant species because they are often not equipped to regulate internal concentrations of Cd or to employ proper detoxification mechanisms. This review examines the movement of Cd from soil to plants, how different plant species handle Cd stress by evolutive acquisition of different mechanisms of tolerance and accumulation patterns. The consequences and toxic effects of Cd (hyper)accumulation in plants and other organisms to animal consumers in terrestrial ecosystems are highlighted. Understanding Cd uptake of plants, how they handle Cd contamination and how they made Cd bioavailable in trophic food chains is critical to the long-term safety and conservation of agricultural resources and ecosystems services and functions.

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The Portuguese Foundation for Science & Technology (FCT) supported the postdoctoral fellowship of M.S. Monteiro (SFRH/BPD/45911/2008).

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Monteiro, M.S., Soares, A.M.V.M. (2012). Cd Accumulation and Subcellular Distribution in Plants and Their Relevance to the Trophic Transfer of Cd. In: Ahmad, P., Prasad, M. (eds) Abiotic Stress Responses in Plants. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0634-1_21

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