From soil to cacao bean: Unravelling the pathways of cadmium translocation in a high Cd accumulating cultivar of Theobroma cacao L

The research on strategies to reduce cadmium (Cd) accumulation in cacao beans is currently limited by a lack of understanding of the Cd transfer pathways within the cacao tree. Here, we elucidated the transfer of Cd from soil to the nib (seed) in a high Cd accumulating cacao cultivar. Here, we eluci...

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Main Authors: Hester Blommaert, Anne-Marie Aucour, Matthias Wiggenhauser, Claudia Moens, Philippe Telouk, Sylvain Campillo, Jacques Beauchêne, Gautier Landrot, Denis Testemale, Serge Pin, Caleb Lewis, Pathmanathan Umaharan, Erik Smolders, Géraldine Sarret
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2022.1055912/full