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Pot experiment was arranged in a completely randomized design consisting of two-factors: two soil Cd treatments and six N levels.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results and discussion<\/jats:title><jats:p>The results showed that both genotypes can be grown safely in low-Cd soil under N fertilization rate of 180 kg\u00b7ha<jats:sup>-1<\/jats:sup>, the low grain-Cd accumulating genotypes can be grown in high-Cd soil under fertilization rates &amp;lt; 135 kg\u00b7ha<jats:sup>-1<\/jats:sup>, without grain toxicity. Increasing N fertilization improved Cd absorption, translocation and distribution in both genotypes, with a higher effect observed in Chuanmai88, the lower grain Cd content in Chuannong30 may be attributed to low root absorption and translocation from leaf to grain. N fertilization increased almost all Cd chemical forms  in the root and leaf, especially under high soil Cd condition, Cd fractions extracted by 80% ethanol were predominant in root and leaf of both genotypes and the concentrations and proportions were also higher in Chuanmai88 than in Chuannong30. 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