Shoot base responds to root-applied glutathione and functions as a critical region to inhibit cadmium translocation from the roots to shoots in oilseed rape (Brassica napus).

Glutathione (GSH) is a tripeptide involved in controlling heavy metal movement in plants. Our previous study showed that GSH, when site-specifically applied to plant roots, inhibits Cd translocation from the roots to shoots in hydroponically cultured oilseed rape (Brassica napus) plants. A factor that led to this inhibitory effect was the activation of Cd efflux from root cells.