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SELENIUM BIOFORTIFICATION OF RICE THROUGH FOLIAR APPLICATION WITH SELENITE AND SELENATE

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 April 2018

FERNANDO CEBOLA LIDON ,
KARLIANA OLIVEIRA ,
CARLOS GALHANO ,
MAURO GUERRA ,
MARIA MANUELA RIBEIRO ,
JOÃO PELICA ,
INÊS PATACO ,
JOSÉ COCHICHO RAMALHO ,
ANTÓNIO EDUARDO LEITÃO  and
ANA SOFIA ALMEIDA
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FERNANDO CEBOLA LIDON*
Affiliation:
GeoBioTec, Departamento de Ciências da Terra, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia (FCT), Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL), Caparica, Portugal
KARLIANA OLIVEIRA
Affiliation:
GeoBioTec, Departamento de Ciências da Terra, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia (FCT), Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL), Caparica, Portugal
CARLOS GALHANO
Affiliation:
GeoBioTec, Departamento de Ciências da Terra, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia (FCT), Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL), Caparica, Portugal
MAURO GUERRA
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Instrumentação, Engenharia Biomédica, e Física da Radiação (LIBPhys-UNL), Departamento de Física, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia (FCT), Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL), Caparica, Portugal
MARIA MANUELA RIBEIRO
Affiliation:
GeoBioTec, Departamento de Ciências da Terra, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia (FCT), Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL), Caparica, Portugal
JOÃO PELICA
Affiliation:
GeoBioTec, Departamento de Ciências da Terra, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia (FCT), Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL), Caparica, Portugal
INÊS PATACO
Affiliation:
GeoBioTec, Departamento de Ciências da Terra, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia (FCT), Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL), Caparica, Portugal
JOSÉ COCHICHO RAMALHO
Affiliation:
Plant Stress & Biodiversity Lab, Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food (LEAF), Deptartamento de Recursos Naturais, Ambiente e Território (DRAT), Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA), Universidade de Lisboa (ULisboa), Oeiras, Portugal
ANTÓNIO EDUARDO LEITÃO
Affiliation:
Plant Stress & Biodiversity Lab, Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food (LEAF), Deptartamento de Recursos Naturais, Ambiente e Território (DRAT), Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA), Universidade de Lisboa (ULisboa), Oeiras, Portugal
ANA SOFIA ALMEIDA
Affiliation:
Unidade Estratégica de Investigação e Serviços de Biotecnologia e Recursos Genéticos, Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, Oeiras/Elvas, Portugal
PAULA SCOTTI CAMPOS
Affiliation:
Unidade Estratégica de Investigação e Serviços de Biotecnologia e Recursos Genéticos, Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, Oeiras/Elvas, Portugal
ANA I. RIBEIRO-BARROS
Affiliation:
Plant Stress & Biodiversity Lab, Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food (LEAF), Deptartamento de Recursos Naturais, Ambiente e Território (DRAT), Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA), Universidade de Lisboa (ULisboa), Oeiras, Portugal
ISABEL P. PAIS
Affiliation:
Unidade Estratégica de Investigação e Serviços de Biotecnologia e Recursos Genéticos, Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, Oeiras/Elvas, Portugal
MARIA MANUELA SILVA
Affiliation:
ESEAG, COFAC – Escola Superior de Educação Almeida Garrett, Lisboa, Portugal
MARIA LUISA CARVALHO
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Instrumentação, Engenharia Biomédica, e Física da Radiação (LIBPhys-UNL), Departamento de Física, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia (FCT), Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL), Caparica, Portugal
JOSÉ PAULO SANTOS
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Instrumentação, Engenharia Biomédica, e Física da Radiação (LIBPhys-UNL), Departamento de Física, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia (FCT), Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL), Caparica, Portugal
MARIA FERNANDA PESSOA
Affiliation:
GeoBioTec, Departamento de Ciências da Terra, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia (FCT), Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL), Caparica, Portugal
FERNANDO HENRIQUE REBOREDO
Affiliation:
GeoBioTec, Departamento de Ciências da Terra, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia (FCT), Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL), Caparica, Portugal
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‡‡Corresponding author. Email: [email protected]
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Summary

Selenium (Se) is an essential micronutrient for humans, yet its dietary intake is low, mostly due to the low bioavailability in soils and therefore in edible plant tissues. To overcome Se deficiency, the breeding approach (i.e., genetic biofortification), namely in rice, is largely dependent on available Se pools. To ensure the success of genetic biofortification with Se, agronomic biofortification can be accomplished through foliar Se application. Considering this background, the main hypothesis of this work was centered in the foliar application of Se to attain agronomic biofortification of rice crops. This study also aimed to assess the full potential for increasing grain Se concentrations during rice filling, as well as the types of nutrients deposition. An experimental design applying two foliar fertilizers (sodium selenite and sodium selenate) was developed. As test systems, four rice genotypes (Ariete, Albatros, OP1105 and OP1109) were used and the kinetics of micro- and macro-nutrients accumulation and deposition were assessed. Biofortification was performed in field trials for two years with foliar fertilization ranging between 0 and 300 g Se ha−1. At the end of the plant cycle, selenite applications triggered 427- to 884-fold increases in grain Se concentrations among rice genotypes (Albatros > OP1105 > OP1109 > Ariete). The application of selenate also prompted 128- to 347-fold increases in grain Se concentrations in rice crops (Albatros > OP1105 > Ariete > OP1109). Regardless of the foliar fertilizer applied, Se deposition among genotypes occurred throughout the grain without relevant inhibitory effects on yields. In each genotype, micro and macronutrients varied among crop tissues.

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Experimental Agriculture , Volume 55 , Issue 4 , August 2019 , pp. 528 - 542
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2018 

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