Plants take up metals, including the essential micronutrients [iron (Fe), copper (Cu), zinc
(Zn), and manganese (Mn)] and the toxic heavy metal cadmium (Cd), from soil and …

Plants directly assimilate minerals from the environment and thus are key for acquisition of
metals by all subsequent consumers. Limited bio-availability of copper, zinc and iron in soil …

Heavy metal toxicity is one of the major concerns for agriculture and health. Accumulation of
toxic heavy metals at high concentrations in edible parts of crop plants is the primary cause …

Main conclusion The role of transporters in subcellular metal transport is of great
significance for plants in coping with heavy metal stress and maintaining their proper growth …

Transition metals such as Fe, Cu, Mn, and Zn are essential minerals for normal plant growth
and development, although they can be toxic when present in excess. Thus, for healthy plant …

Proper metal transport and homeostasis are critical for the growth and development of
plants. In order to potentially fortify plants pre-harvest with essential metals in aid of human …

BACKGROUND Interestingly, most of Ni and zinc (Zn) hyperaccumulators belongs to one
family, the Brassicaceae, which includes the well-studied Thlaspi caerulescens and …

Among the 17 elements essential for plant growth and development, 14 are mineral
elements. At the organ and tissue levels, these elements are first taken up by the roots from …

The mechanisms plants use to transport metals from roots to shoots are not completely
understood. It has long been proposed that organic molecules participate in metal …

Plants need many different metal elements for growth, development and reproduction, which
must be mobilized from the soil matrix and absorbed by the roots as metal ions. Once taken …