Interrelationship Among Rice Grain Arsenic, Micronutrients Content and Grain Quality Attributes: An Investigation From Genotype × Environment Perspective

Arsenic contamination in the rice agro-ecosystem, its consequent spread into food chain, and adverse impact are a global concern. However, assessment of arsenic on qualitative aspect post-harvest phase has not been attempted. We laid down this particular experiment with aim to assess how influences grain quality attributes other elemental profiles four popular varieties. The entire field study was conducted lower Indo-Gangetic plain from genotype (four) environment (14 locations) interaction point view, using additive main effects multiplicative model. Our findings indicate that content can influence low highly significant manner. Amylose ( r = 0.753), cooking time 0.706), gruel solid loss 0.672, 0.721) were found be positively correlated high-yielding Noteworthy variations micronutrient like iron (6.63–9.23 mg kg −1 ), zinc (3.15–5.54 copper (2.04–3.86 ) as well soil properties also visible. Moreover, indigenous varieties respond differently than Besides these, pronounced gene/variety seen. clearly is prone As contamination. These outcomes will attract attention policy-makers researchers develop have desirable appropriate for arsenic-contaminated regions world sustainable production.