Li Tang, Jiao Wang, Zhongying Ji, Xingrong Li, Xiaoshuang Liu, Qiming Lv, Pengcheng Wei, Xianlan Hu, Yaokui Li, Bigang Mao, Ye Shao, Yan Peng, Zhongwei Wei, LianYang BAI, Caiyan Chen, Bingran Zhao
alleles into the commercial rice cultivar Wushansimiao markedly reduced Cd concentrations in brown rice grown in Cd-contaminated fields without incurring a yield penalty, even under combined heat and low-Mn stress. Thus, our findings provide mechanistic insights into how low-Cd accumulation can be balanced with stress resilience and offer a promising strategy for developing rice cultivars with low-Cd grains and broad environmental adaptability.