Evidence for separate translocation pathways in determining cadmium accumulation in grain and aerial plant parts in rice

Table 3 Cd concentrations in upper plant parts and brown rice of "Nipponbare" and NILs.

Cd concentration in upper parts (μg g^-1 dry wt)
	Nipponbare	NILqcd4-1	NILqcd4-2	NILqcd4-1,2
5 days after heading	0.260 ± 0.004	0.285 ± 0.006*	0.288 ± 0.006**	0.282 ± 0.004**
35 days after heading	0.263 ± 0.008	0.282 ± 0.006*	0.311 ± 0.010***	0.278 ± 0.010
Cd concentration in grain (μg g ^-1 dry wt)
Brown rice	0.018 ± 0.003	0.019 ± 0.002	0.019 ± 0.003	0.032 ± 0.004**

Data are expressed as means ± SE of six or more plants; ***,**,*, Significant at the 0.001, 0.01 and 0.05 probability levels, respectively

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