Agricultural Strategies to Reduce Cadmium Accumulation in Crops for Food Safety

Cadmium (Cd) contamination in edible agricultural products, especially in crops, has raised worldwide concerns regarding food safety consumption. This review summarizes the current knowledge of the applicable methods and perspectives for reducing Cd contamination of agricultural products. Agricultur...

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Main Authors: Samavia Mubeen, Wenjuan Ni, Chuntao He, Zhongyi Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-02-01
Series:Agriculture
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/13/2/471
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Wenjuan Ni
Chuntao He
Zhongyi Yang
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description Cadmium (Cd) contamination in edible agricultural products, especially in crops, has raised worldwide concerns regarding food safety consumption. This review summarizes the current knowledge of the applicable methods and perspectives for reducing Cd contamination of agricultural products. Agricultural approaches of soil amendments, irrigation management, microbial agent, and cropping patterns were systematically concluded to illustrate the developments and achievements in crop contamination management. The use of traditional soil amendments as well as novel nano-materials has contributed to producing safe crops in agricultural soil contaminated with Cd. This review provides an inspiring and promising tool for maintaining food safety by reducing Cd accumulation in edible agricultural products.
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spelling doaj.art-a4035461e8b64e319815ec94299b3de02023-11-16T18:31:40ZengMDPI AGAgriculture2077-04722023-02-0113247110.3390/agriculture13020471Agricultural Strategies to Reduce Cadmium Accumulation in Crops for Food SafetySamavia Mubeen0Wenjuan Ni1Chuntao He2Zhongyi Yang3School of Life Science, Sun Yat-sen University, No. 135, Xingang Road, Haizhu District, Guangzhou 510275, ChinaSchool of Life Science, Sun Yat-sen University, No. 135, Xingang Road, Haizhu District, Guangzhou 510275, ChinaSchool of Life Science, Sun Yat-sen University, No. 135, Xingang Road, Haizhu District, Guangzhou 510275, ChinaSchool of Life Science, Sun Yat-sen University, No. 135, Xingang Road, Haizhu District, Guangzhou 510275, ChinaCadmium (Cd) contamination in edible agricultural products, especially in crops, has raised worldwide concerns regarding food safety consumption. This review summarizes the current knowledge of the applicable methods and perspectives for reducing Cd contamination of agricultural products. Agricultural approaches of soil amendments, irrigation management, microbial agent, and cropping patterns were systematically concluded to illustrate the developments and achievements in crop contamination management. The use of traditional soil amendments as well as novel nano-materials has contributed to producing safe crops in agricultural soil contaminated with Cd. This review provides an inspiring and promising tool for maintaining food safety by reducing Cd accumulation in edible agricultural products.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/13/2/471cadmiumcropfood safetyagriculture strategybioremediationnanotechnology
spellingShingle Samavia Mubeen
Wenjuan Ni
Chuntao He
Zhongyi Yang
Agricultural Strategies to Reduce Cadmium Accumulation in Crops for Food Safety
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cadmium
crop
food safety
agriculture strategy
bioremediation
nanotechnology
title Agricultural Strategies to Reduce Cadmium Accumulation in Crops for Food Safety
title_full Agricultural Strategies to Reduce Cadmium Accumulation in Crops for Food Safety
title_fullStr Agricultural Strategies to Reduce Cadmium Accumulation in Crops for Food Safety
title_full_unstemmed Agricultural Strategies to Reduce Cadmium Accumulation in Crops for Food Safety
title_short Agricultural Strategies to Reduce Cadmium Accumulation in Crops for Food Safety
title_sort agricultural strategies to reduce cadmium accumulation in crops for food safety
topic cadmium
crop
food safety
agriculture strategy
bioremediation
nanotechnology
url https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/13/2/471
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