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Aims: Cadmium (Cd) is a very toxic metal in soils, contaminating agricultural crops due to its absorption by roots. Among crops, sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) accumulates relatively high amounts of Cd. This work examined the variability of Cd and zinc (Zn) in shoots of sunflower cultivars and investigated if the variability was linked to the shoot growth, to the metal uptake and to the metal partitioning...