The effects of different pH values of irrigation water (pH=3.5, 4.5, 5.5 and 6.5) on soil pH values, soil Cd bioavailability and Cd contents in different tissues of two rice varieties (XWX12, Xiangwanxian 12, a conventional rice, and WY46, Weiyou 46, a hybrid rice) were studied through a pot experiment. The results showed that pH values of irrigation water had significant effects on soil pH values, and the soil pH values decreased by 0.6~0.3 units for XWX12 and by 0.7~0.4 units for WY46 with pH values of irrigation water increasing from 3.5 to ...