Background Plants require iron for a large number of metabolic processes. Due to its low
availability in high pH soils, and the impaired acquisition by roots, iron chlorosis is one of the …

Iron is a major constituent of the earth crust. However, under alkaline conditions commonly
found in arid and semi-arid environments iron becomes unavailable to plants. When plants …

Iron (Fe) is an essential micronutrient for plant growth and development. Fe availability
affects crops' productivity and the quality of their derived products and thus human nutrition …

Iron is a central component of electron chains and a co-factor of many vital enzymes. Only a
few bacteria are able to substitute iron with other metals, making it an essential element for …

Animals including humans are highly dependent on plants to provide many different
nutrients including iron in a useable form. Additionally, plants are used to support the growth …

Iron (Fe) is fourth most abundant element in the earth's crust and is an essential nutrient for
almost all organisms. Its solubility and availability are very changeable depending on soil …

In nature, iron (Fe) occurs in abundance and ranks fourth among all elements on Earth's
surface. Still, its availability to plants is reduced, once this element is in the form of hydrated …

Iron (Fe) deficiency-induced chlorosis is a major nutritional disorder in crops growing in
calcareous soils. Iron deficiency in fruit tree crops causes chlorosis, decreases in vegetative …

The essentiality of iron (Fe) for plant growth was established by E. Gris as early as 1843; this
was some 50 years earlier than the discovery of other trace elements such as Mn and Zn as …

Iron (Fe) homeostasis represents an important topic in the plant mineral nutrition, since Fe is
an essential cofactor for fundamental biochemical activities. Due to the low availability of Fe …