Intervention effectmodel-written summary

Freeze-thaw and cadmium stresses reduced rye net photosynthetic rate by 64.87%.

A claim from Citric acid enhances physiological and biochemical tolerance of rye ( Secale cereale L.) seedlings to cadmium toxicity and repeated freeze-thaw cycles · 2026

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Freeze-thaw and cadmium stresses reduced rye net photosynthetic rate by 64.87%.

Taxon
rye seedlingsSecale cerealee0
Treatment
freeze-thaw condition (FTC) and Cd stressese0
Outcome
net photosynthetic rate (Pn)e0
Direction
reducede0
Value
64.87%e0

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Secale cereale
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“The results confirmed that freeze-thaw condition (FTC) and Cd stresses reduced the net photosynthetic rate (Pn) by 64.87%, stomatal conductance (gs) by 27.45%, and Water use efficiency (Wue) by 30.84% while increasing intercellular carbon dioxide concentration (Ci) of rye seedlings.”

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Title

Citric acid enhances physiological and biochemical tolerance of rye ( Secale cereale L.) seedlings to cadmium toxicity and repeated freeze-thaw cycles

Shoujat Ali; Guozhang Bao; Khalid Bashir; et al. Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A 2026. doi:10.1080/10934529.2026.2682088

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cadmium atom · physiology: photosynthesis · Secale cereale (rye)Results agree

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cold · physiology: photosynthesis · Secale cereale (rye)Positive and negative results

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