Safer food through plant science: reducing toxic element accumulation in crops
S Clemens - Journal of Experimental Botany, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Natural processes and human activities have caused widespread background
contamination with non-essential toxic elements. The uptake and accumulation of cadmium …
contamination with non-essential toxic elements. The uptake and accumulation of cadmium …
Toxic heavy metal and metalloid accumulation in crop plants and foods
Arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury are toxic elements that are almost ubiquitously present
at low levels in the environment because of anthropogenic influences. Dietary intake of plant …
at low levels in the environment because of anthropogenic influences. Dietary intake of plant …
Plant science: the key to preventing slow cadmium poisoning
Practically all human populations are environmentally exposed to cadmium (Cd), mostly
through plant-derived food. A growing body of epidemiological evidence suggests that there …
through plant-derived food. A growing body of epidemiological evidence suggests that there …
[HTML][HTML] Moving toward a precise nutrition: preferential loading of seeds with essential nutrients over non-essential toxic elements
MA Khan, N Castro-Guerrero… - Frontiers in plant …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Plants and seeds are the main source of essential nutrients for humans and livestock. Many
advances have recently been made in understanding the molecular mechanisms by which …
advances have recently been made in understanding the molecular mechanisms by which …
The biochemistry of environmental heavy metal uptake by plants: implications for the food chain
JR Peralta-Videa, ML Lopez, M Narayan… - The international journal …, 2009 - Elsevier
Plants absorb a number of elements from soil, some of which have no known biological
function and some are known to be toxic at low concentrations. As plants constitute the …
function and some are known to be toxic at low concentrations. As plants constitute the …
[HTML][HTML] Toxic metals and metalloids: Uptake, transport, detoxification, phytoremediation, and crop improvement for safer food
Agricultural soils are under threat of toxic metal/metalloid contamination from anthropogenic
activities, leading to excessive accumulation of arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), and …
activities, leading to excessive accumulation of arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), and …
Long-distance transport, vacuolar sequestration, tolerance, and transcriptional responses induced by cadmium and arsenic
DG Mendoza-Cózatl, TO Jobe, F Hauser… - Current opinion in plant …, 2011 - Elsevier
Iron, zinc, copper and manganese are essential metals for cellular enzyme functions while
cadmium, mercury and the metalloid arsenic lack any biological function. Both, essential …
cadmium, mercury and the metalloid arsenic lack any biological function. Both, essential …
[HTML][HTML] Plant nutrition for human nutrition: hints from rice research and future perspectives
Both plants and humans require mineral elements for their healthy growth and development.
Mineral elements in the soil are taken up by the plant roots and transported to the edible …
Mineral elements in the soil are taken up by the plant roots and transported to the edible …
Toxic metal accumulation, responses to exposure and mechanisms of tolerance in plants
S Clemens - Biochimie, 2006 - Elsevier
Over the past 200 years emissions of toxic heavy metals have risen tremendously and
significantly exceed those from natural sources for practically all metals. Uptake and …
significantly exceed those from natural sources for practically all metals. Uptake and …
Arsenic toxicity in plants: cellular and molecular mechanisms of its transport and metabolism
Abstract Arsenic (As), a naturally-occurring metalloid, is not essential for plant growth, but it
can accumulate in plants to toxic levels. As a result, it can enter the food chain and pose …
can accumulate in plants to toxic levels. As a result, it can enter the food chain and pose …