Soil contamination with toxic heavy metals [such as cadmium (Cd)] is becoming a serious global problem due to the rapid development of the social economy. Organic chelating agents such as succinic acid (SA) and oxalic acid (OA) are more efficient, environmentally friendly, and biodegradable compared to inorganic chelating agents and they enhance the solubility, absorption, and stability of metals. To investigate this, we conducted a pot experiment to assess the impact of SA (0.25 and 0.5 mM) and OA (0.25 and 0.5 mM) on enhancing the phytoremediation of Cd under its toxic concentration of 0.1 mM, using rice (Oryza sativa L.) plants. The research outcomes indicated that elevated levels of Cd stress in the soil significantly (P <
0.05) decreased plant growth and biomass, photosynthetic pigments, and gas exchange attributes. However, Cd stress also induced oxidative stress in the plants by increasing malondialdehyde (MDA) and hydrogen peroxide (H