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In the Xinjiang province of western China, conventional methods of iodine (I) supplementation (i.e, goiter pills and iodinated salt) used to mitigate I deficiencies were ineffectual. However, the recent addition of KIO3 to irrigation waters has proven effective. This study was conducted to determine the effects of I form and concentration on rice (Oryza sativa L.) growth, I partitioning within the plant, and ultimately to assist in establishing guidelines for incorporating I into the human food chain. We compared IO3 − vs. I− in order to determine how these chemical species differ in their biological effects. Rice was grown in 48 L aerated tubs containing nutrient solution and IO3 − or I− at 0, 1, 10, or 100 μM concentrations (approximately 0, 0.1, 1, and 10 mg kg−1 I). The IO3 − at 1 and 10 μM had no effect on biomass yields, and the 100 μM treatment had a small negative effect. The I− at 10 and 100 μM was detrimental to biomass yields. The IO3 − treatments had more I partitioning to the roots (56%) on average than did the I− treatments (36%), suggesting differences in uptake or translocation between I forms. The data support the theory that IO3 − is electrochemically or biologically reduced to I− prior to plant uptake. None of the treatments provided sufficient I in the seed to meet human dietary requirements. The I concentration found in straw at 100 μM IO3 − was several times greater than seed, and could provide an indirect source of dietary I via livestock feeding on the straw.
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Mackowiak, C.L., Grossl, P.R. Iodate and iodide effects on iodine uptake and partitioning in rice (Oryza sativa L.) grown in solution culture. Plant and Soil 212, 133–141 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1004666607330
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