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ArticleBiometals : an international journal on the role of metal ions in biology, biochemistry, and medicine2026

Ascorbic and citric acids mitigate cadmium stress and reduce metal accumulation in spinach grown in alkaline calcareous soil.

Saira Hameed, Muhammad Nadeem, Muhammad Ashar Ayub, Muhammad Shabaan, Usman Zulfiqar, Hossam S El-Beltagi, Dilrabo Kodirova, Dilafruz Solieva, Abdumurod Sattarov, Mashael Daghash Alqahtani and 1 more

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Saira HameedInstitute of Agro-Industry and Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan.
Muhammad NadeemInstitute of Agro-Industry and Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan. nadeem@iub.edu.pk.
Muhammad Ashar AyubInstitute of Agro-Industry and Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan.
Muhammad ShabaanLand Resources Research Institute, National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Usman ZulfiqarDepartment of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan. usman.zulfiqar@iub.edu.pk.
Hossam S El-BeltagiAgricultural Biotechnology Department, College of Agriculture and Food Sciences, King Faisal University, 31982, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia. helbeltagi@kfu.edu.sa.
Dilrabo KodirovaDepartment of Agrochemistry and Soil Science, Tashkent State Agrarian University, 2A Universitet Str., 100700, Kibray District, Tashkent Region, Uzbekistan.
Dilafruz SolievaDepartment of Botany and Genetics, National University of Uzbekistan, 4 University Str., 100174, Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Abdumurod SattarovDepartment of Plant Protection, Agrochemistry and Agrosoil Science, Termez State Engineering and Agrotechnologies University, 288a, Islam Karimov Street, Termez City, 190100, Surkhandarya Region, Uzbekistan.
Mashael Daghash AlqahtaniDepartment of Biology, College of Science, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, 11671, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulrahman AlasmariDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Tabuk, 71491, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.

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Cadmium (Cd) is a toxic heavy metal released through various industrial processes, mining, batteries disposal and agro-chemicals application posing serious risks to agricultural production and food safety. Limited research has investigated the potential of organic chelators, such as ascorbic acid (AsA) and citric acid (CA), to mitigate Cd toxicity and reduce its bioaccumulation in plants. Current pot study was conducted to evaluate the effects of Cd stress on two spinach varieties, i.e., Green Gold (Hybrid) and AARI Desi (Conventional), grown in sandy clay loam soil, and assessed the efficacy of foliar-applied AsA, CA, and their combination in alleviating Cd-induced stress. Stress was applied by irrigating the crop with Cd-contaminated water (1 mg L

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Ascorbic AcidCadmiumCitric AcidSoilSpinacia oleraceaPlant RootsSoil PollutantsStress, PhysiologicalAscorbic AcidCadmiumCitric AcidSoilSoil PollutantsCd bioaccumulationFoliar applicationHybrid and conventional varietiesOrganic chelatorsOxidative stress

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