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Table 1 Partitioning of Zn and Cd ions of the roots between potentially mobile and non-mobile fractions

From: Kinetic Analysis of Zinc/Cadmium Reciprocal Competitions Suggests a Possible Zn-Insensitive Pathway for Root-to-Shoot Cadmium Translocation in Rice

Metal concentration

Mobile fraction

Non-mobile fraction

Zn

Cd

Zn

Cd

Zn

Cd

μM

nmol g −1 DW

0.1

0

143.03 ± 3.86 (a)

ND

334.78 ± 11.01 (a)

ND

1

0

420.00 ± 14.70 (a)

ND

927.00 ± 28.54 (a)

ND

10

0

3136.82 ± 128.61 (b)

ND

14636.93 ± 584.18 (b)

ND

0.1

0.1

206.02 ± 6.59 (a)

81.66 ± 2.61 (a)

292.83 ± 10.44 (a)

898.72 ± 32.04 (a)

1

0.1

632.25 ± 22.13 (a)

83.00 ± 2.82 (a)

677.22 ± 26.93 (a)

612.57 ± 20.70 (a)

10

0.1

4541.08 ± 177.10 (b)

82.00 ± 3.53 (a)

12669.39 ± 335.86 (b)

552.86 ± 21.10 (b)

1

0

420.00 ± 14.70 (a)

ND

927 ± 28.54 (a)

ND

1

0.01

486.91 ± 17.04 (a)

11.06 ± 0.32 (a)

829.72 ± 27.26 (a)

80.63 ± 2.76 (a)

1

0.1

632.25 ± 22.13 (b)

83.00 ± 2.82 (b)

677.22 ± 26.93 (b)

612.57 ± 20.70 (b)

1

1

696.00 ± 24.36 (b)

349.49 ± 13.28 (c)

591.15 ± 18.18 (b)

4912.21 ± 137.26 (c)

  1. Rice plants were hydroponically grown and exposed for a 10‐day period to increasing Zn external concentrations (from 0.1 to 10 μM), in the absence or presence of 0.1 μM Cd2+, or to different Cd concentrations (from 0 to 1 μM) in the presence of 1 μM Zn2+. Mobile (cationic) and non-mobile (anionic + acid soluble + ash) metal ion fractions are derived using data reported in Additional file 1: Table S1 and S2. Data are means and SE of three experiments, each performed with eight plants (n = 3). Different letters indicate significant differences between treatments (P < 0.05). ND, not detectable; DW, dry weight