Intercropping with post-grafting generation of decreases cadmium accumulation in soybean ().

A pot experiment was designed to explore the effects of different post-grafting generations of Nakamura et Odashima intercropping on growth and cadmium (Cd) accumulation in soybeans (varieties: "Zaodou" and "Liaoxian"). Post generation of (ungrafted, grafted on eggplant, potato, and tomato, respectively) were utilized to intercrop with two varieties of soybean in Cd-contaminated soil. Soybean monoculture was employed as a control. Consequently, intercropping with different post-grafting generation, except for tomato rootstock grafts post-generation, could reduce soybean biomass and photosynthetic pigment content. Additionally, all post-grafting generations had the capacity to reduce Cd content in soybean when intercropping, while tomato rootstock grafts post-generation exhibited an adequate ability to accumulate Cd in compared to the ungrafted treatment. In particular, tomato rootstock grafts post-generation could effectively decrease Cd content in soybean organs by 14.09-62.13%, relative to soybean monoculture, but increased shoot Cd content and shoot Cd extraction of by 10.33-13.49% and 10.38-12.03%, respectively, compared to the ungrafted treatment. Thus, tomato rootstock grafting may enhance the ability of post-grafting generation of to remediate Cd-contaminated soil, and this grafting was able to reduce Cd accumulation in soybean.