Paper · 2026 · Discover Agriculture

Iron toxicity-related morphological and biochemical variations of selected rice (Oryza sativa L.) varieties in Sri Lanka

Nadeera T. Dilhani; Kathika Nawarathna; Vidumini Wickramasinghe; et al.

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Abstract

Iron (Fe) toxicity is recognized as a widely observed nutritional disorder that lowers rice crop productivity worldwide. The high concentration of Fe in soil may also alter the uptake and accumulation of other mineral elements. However, the relative change in the accumulation of other mineral elements affected by Fe toxicity is largely unknown. Therefore, this experiment studied the mineral nutrition of two Fe-tolerant (Bw372 and Bw267-3) and Fe-susceptible (Bw272-6B and Bg359) rice varieties to variable Fe concentration in the growing medium. Four Fe concentrations were used; 7 mgL− 1(1.25 × 10− 4molL− 1), 100 mgL− 1 (1.79 × 10− 3molL− 1), 300 mgL− 1 (5.37 × 10− 3 molL− 1), and 500 mgL− 1 (8.95 × 10− 3 molL− 1). The experiment was conducted as a hydroponic system with 15 plants as replicates for each treatment combination. Results revealed that, when increasing Fe concentration in the growing medium, tissue Fe, Na, and Co concentrations increased while tissue Mn, Mg, Mo, Cu, Zn, and Cd concentrations decreased for all the varieties. When comparing varieties, the concentration of Fe in Bw372 was the lowest, and that in Bw272-6B was the highest. As a result, the reduction in shoot dry weight (SDW) and root length (RL) to increased Fe concentration was the lowest in Bw372 (33% for SDW and 40% for RL) and highest in Bw272-6B (64% for SDW and 52% for RL). Moreover, Bw372 and Bw267-3 did not show bronzing symptoms when grown in any of the tested Fe concentrations. These traits have contributed to Bw272-6B being susceptible and Bw372 being tolerant to Fe toxicity.

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Increasing Fe in the growing medium increased tissue Fe, Na and Co concentrations in all rice varieties.

Taxon
rice (Oryza sativa L.)Oryza sativat0
Material
all the varietiese0
Treatment
increasing Fe concentration in the growing mediume0
Outcome
tissue Fe, Na, and Co concentrationse0
Direction
increasede0
Setting
Sri Lankat0

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Oryza sativa
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“Iron toxicity-related morphological and biochemical variations of selected rice (Oryza sativa L.) varieties in Sri Lanka”

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“when increasing Fe concentration in the growing medium, tissue Fe, Na, and Co concentrations increased while tissue Mn, Mg, Mo, Cu, Zn, and Cd concentrations decreased for all the varieties”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Increasing Fe in the growing medium decreased tissue Mn, Mg and Mo concentrations in all rice varieties.

Taxon
rice (Oryza sativa L.)Oryza sativat0
Material
all the varietiese0
Treatment
increasing Fe concentration in the growing mediume0
Outcome
tissue Mn, Mg, Moe0
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decreasede0
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Sri Lankat0

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Oryza sativa
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“Iron toxicity-related morphological and biochemical variations of selected rice (Oryza sativa L.) varieties in Sri Lanka”

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“when increasing Fe concentration in the growing medium, tissue Fe, Na, and Co concentrations increased while tissue Mn, Mg, Mo, Cu, Zn, and Cd concentrations decreased for all the varieties”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Increasing Fe in the growing medium decreased tissue Cu, Zn and Cd concentrations in all rice varieties.

Taxon
rice (Oryza sativa L.)Oryza sativat0
Material
all the varietiese0
Treatment
increasing Fe concentration in the growing mediume0
Outcome
Cu, Zn, and Cde0
Direction
decreasede0
Setting
Sri Lankat0

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Oryza sativa
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“Iron toxicity-related morphological and biochemical variations of selected rice (Oryza sativa L.) varieties in Sri Lanka”

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“when increasing Fe concentration in the growing medium, tissue Fe, Na, and Co concentrations increased while tissue Mn, Mg, Mo, Cu, Zn, and Cd concentrations decreased for all the varieties”

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Associationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Bw372 had the lowest Fe concentration among the rice varieties.

Taxon
rice (Oryza sativa L.)Oryza sativat0
Material
Bw372e1
Outcome
the concentration of Fee1
Direction
loweste1
Setting
Sri Lankat0

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Oryza sativa
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“Iron toxicity-related morphological and biochemical variations of selected rice (Oryza sativa L.) varieties in Sri Lanka”

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“When comparing varieties, the concentration of Fe in Bw372 was the lowest, and that in Bw272-6B was the highest”

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Associationobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Bw272-6B had the highest Fe concentration among the rice varieties.

Taxon
rice (Oryza sativa L.)Oryza sativat0
Material
Bw272-6Be1
Outcome
the concentration of Fee1
Direction
higheste1
Setting
Sri Lankat0

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Oryza sativa
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“Iron toxicity-related morphological and biochemical variations of selected rice (Oryza sativa L.) varieties in Sri Lanka”

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“When comparing varieties, the concentration of Fe in Bw372 was the lowest, and that in Bw272-6B was the highest”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Bw372 showed a 33% reduction in shoot dry weight under increased Fe concentration, the lowest among varieties.

Taxon
rice (Oryza sativa L.)Oryza sativat0
Material
Bw372e2
Treatment
increased Fe concentratione2
Outcome
shoot dry weight (SDW)e2
Direction
loweste2
Value
33%e2
Setting
Sri Lankat0

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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Iron toxicity-related morphological and biochemical variations of selected rice (Oryza sativa L.) varieties in Sri Lanka”

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“the reduction in shoot dry weight (SDW) and root length (RL) to increased Fe concentration was the lowest in Bw372 (33% for SDW and 40% for RL) and highest in Bw272-6B (64% for SDW and 52% for RL)”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Bw372 showed a 40% reduction in root length under increased Fe concentration, the lowest among varieties.

Taxon
rice (Oryza sativa L.)Oryza sativat0
Material
Bw372e2
Treatment
increased Fe concentratione2
Outcome
root length (RL)e2
Direction
loweste2
Value
40%e2
Setting
Sri Lankat0

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Oryza sativa
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“Iron toxicity-related morphological and biochemical variations of selected rice (Oryza sativa L.) varieties in Sri Lanka”

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“the reduction in shoot dry weight (SDW) and root length (RL) to increased Fe concentration was the lowest in Bw372 (33% for SDW and 40% for RL) and highest in Bw272-6B (64% for SDW and 52% for RL)”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Bw272-6B showed a 64% reduction in shoot dry weight under increased Fe concentration, the highest among varieties.

Taxon
rice (Oryza sativa L.)Oryza sativat0
Material
Bw272-6Be2
Treatment
increased Fe concentratione2
Outcome
shoot dry weight (SDW)e2
Direction
higheste2
Value
64%e2
Setting
Sri Lankat0

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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Iron toxicity-related morphological and biochemical variations of selected rice (Oryza sativa L.) varieties in Sri Lanka”

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“the reduction in shoot dry weight (SDW) and root length (RL) to increased Fe concentration was the lowest in Bw372 (33% for SDW and 40% for RL) and highest in Bw272-6B (64% for SDW and 52% for RL)”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Bw272-6B showed a 52% reduction in root length under increased Fe concentration, the highest among varieties.

Taxon
rice (Oryza sativa L.)Oryza sativat0
Material
Bw272-6Be2
Treatment
increased Fe concentratione2
Outcome
root length (RL)e2
Direction
higheste2
Value
52%e2
Setting
Sri Lankat0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Iron toxicity-related morphological and biochemical variations of selected rice (Oryza sativa L.) varieties in Sri Lanka”

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“the reduction in shoot dry weight (SDW) and root length (RL) to increased Fe concentration was the lowest in Bw372 (33% for SDW and 40% for RL) and highest in Bw272-6B (64% for SDW and 52% for RL)”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Bw372 and Bw267-3 showed no bronzing symptoms at any tested Fe concentration.

Taxon
rice (Oryza sativa L.)Oryza sativat0
Material
Bw372 and Bw267-3e3
Outcome
bronzing symptomse3
Qualifier
in any of the tested Fe concentrationse3
Setting
Sri Lankat0

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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Iron toxicity-related morphological and biochemical variations of selected rice (Oryza sativa L.) varieties in Sri Lanka”

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“Bw372 and Bw267-3 did not show bronzing symptoms when grown in any of the tested Fe concentrations”

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Mechanismauthor interpretationoriginal resultbasis n/a

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Traits of Bw372 contributed to its tolerance to Fe toxicity, while Bw272-6B was susceptible.

Taxon
rice (Oryza sativa L.)Oryza sativat0
Material
Bw372e4
Outcome
tolerant to Fe toxicitye4
Qualifier
These traits have contributede4
Setting
Sri Lankat0

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Oryza sativa
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“Iron toxicity-related morphological and biochemical variations of selected rice (Oryza sativa L.) varieties in Sri Lanka”

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“These traits have contributed to Bw272-6B being susceptible and Bw372 being tolerant to Fe toxicity”

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