Uptake, translocation, detoxification, and sequestration of heavy metals (HMs) are key
processes in plants to deal with excess amounts of HM. Under natural conditions, plant roots
often establish ecto‐and/or arbuscular‐mycorrhizae with their fungal partners, thereby
altering HM accumulation in host plants. This review considers the progress in
understanding the physiological and molecular mechanisms involved in HM accumulation in
nonmycorrhizal versus mycorrhizal plants. In nonmycorrhizal plants, HM ions in the cells can …

Uptake, translocation, detoxification, and sequestration of heavy metals (HMs) are key
processes in plants to deal with excess amounts of HM. Under natural conditions, plant roots
often establish ecto-and/or arbuscular-mycorrhizae with their fungal partners, thereby
altering HM accumulation in host plants. This review considers the progress in
understanding the physiological and molecular mechanisms involved in HM accumulation in
nonmycorrhizal versus mycorrhizal plants. In nonmycorrhizal plants, HM ions in the cells can …