Charred Rice Hull as Soil Additive to Reduce Arsenic Uptake by Oryza sativa in a Rice Farm

Iron Bioavailability and Arsenic Uptake in Rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Straighthead Disease of Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Induced by Arsenic

Hierarchical additive effects on heterosis in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Exploitation of heterosis in crops has contributed greatly to improvement in global food and energy production. In spite of the pervasive importance of heterosis, a complete understanding of its mechanisms has remained elusive. In this study, a small test-crossed rice population was constructed to investigate the formation mechanism of heterosis for 13 traits. The results of the relative mid-pa...

The Role of Selenium in Soil: Effect on the uptake and Translocation of Arsenic in Rice (Oryza sativa L.)

The contamination of paddy soils by arsenic (As) is a serious problem in rice production areas across the world. This study investigates the effect selenium (Se) has on the formation of iron plaques on the outside of rice roots and the accumulation of As in rice plants. A soil combined sand pot experiment having four concentrations of Se (0, 1, 5 and 10 mg kg -1 ) and two concentrations of As (...

Selenium in soil inhibits mercury uptake and translocation in rice (Oryza sativa L.).

A great number of studies have confirmed that mercury-selenium (Hg-Se) antagonism is a widespread phenomenon in microorganisms, fish, poultry, humans, and other mammals. However, by comparison, little attention has been paid to plants. To investigate the influence of Se on the uptake and translocation of methylHg/inorganic Hg (MeHg/IHg) in the rice-soil system, we determined the levels of Se, I...