Iron and zinc are essential metal micronutrients that most humans acquire from plant-based
diets. Unfortunately, plants are not a good source of these micronutrients, so billions of …

Leymus chinensis is an important native forage grass, which is widely distributed in the Inner
Mongolian steppe grasslands of China. However, the molecular mechanism of mineral …

To broaden our understanding of micronutrient metal transport in plants, we have identified
cDNAs for six new metal transporters in the model legume Medicago truncatula. All of the …

Background Hexaploid wheat is an important cereal crop that has been targeted to enhance
grain micronutrient content including zinc (Zn) and iron (Fe). In this direction, modulating the …

Iron and zinc are important micronutrients for both the growth and nutrient availability of crop
plants, and their absorption is tightly controlled by a metal uptake system. Zinc-regulated …

Zinc is an essential micronutrient involved in many cellular mechanisms in biologycal
systems and its deficiency causes severe reductions in crop yield and human health. In this …

Soils with mineral deficiencies lead to nutritional imbalance in crops worldwide. Zinc (Zn) is
a micronutrient that is fundamental for plant growth and development, being essential for the …

Zinc deficiency symptoms have an impact on growth and yield of cassava plants. Zinc is a
micronutrient essential for plant metabolism. Therefore, plants need a process to maintain …

Zinc is one of the most abundant micronutrients in the human body and it plays a vital role in
many normal cellular processes. The cellular zinc level is tightly controlled by zinc …

Zinc (Zn) is needed for plants growth and human's balanced diet. The non-availability or less
mobilization of Zn affects crop yield and nutritional quality and when such produce is …