TY - T1 - Are males and females of Populus cathayana differentially sensitive to Cd stress? SN - / UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/323970 T3 - A1 - Liu, Miao; Liu, Xingxing; Kang, Jieyu; Korpelainen, Helena; Li, Chunyang A2 - PB - Y1 - 2020 LA - eng AB - This study clarifies the mechanisms of Cd uptake, translocation and detoxification in Populus cathayana Rehder females and males, and reveals a novel strategy for dioecious plants to cope with Cd contamination. Females exhibited a high degree of Cd uptake and root-to-shoot translocation, while males showed extensive Cd accumulation in roots, elevated antioxidative capacity, and effective cellular and bark Cd sequestration. Our study also found that Cd is largely located in epidermal and cortical... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - Dioecy; Sexual differences; Cd stress; Cd uptake; Cd sequestration; Transcripts; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCES; CADMIUM ACCUMULATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL-RESPONSES; CELL-WALL; TOLERANCE; METABOLISM; NITROGEN; PLANTS; ALLOCATION; TOXICITY; 1182 Biochemistry, cell and molecular biology; 11831 Plant biology N1 - PP - ER -