Natural and anthropogenic causes are continually growing sources of metals in the
ecosystem; hence, heavy metal (HM) accumulation has become a primary environmental …

The global industrialization and modernization have witnessed a rapid progress made in
agricultural production, along with the issue of soil heavy metal (HM) pollution, which has …

Human activity and natural processes have led to the widespread dissemination of metals
and metalloids, many of which are toxic and have a negative impact on plant growth and …

Microplastics can affect their surroundings physically and chemically, resulting in diverse
effects on plant-soil systems. Similar to other substances (eg nutrients and water) …

Selenium (Se) hyperaccumulators are a unique group of plants that can accumulate this
element in their aerial parts at concentrations exceeding 100 mg kgDW− 1. These plants …

Biscutella laevigata is the strongest known thallium (Tl) hyperaccumulator plant species.
However, little is known about the ecophysiological processes leading to root uptake and …

Co-planting two or more species on the same piece of land, with overlapping time or not,
has been suggested to increase both crop production and long-term sustainability. On soils …

Background and aims Neptunia amplexicaulis, endemic to Central Queensland (Australia),
is one of the strongest selenium (Se) hyperaccumulators known globally, capable of …

Bioaugmentation of soils can increase the mobilization of metal (loid) s from the soil-bearing
phases. However, once desorbed, these metal (loid) s are mostly complexed to the …

Root system architecture (RSA) determines unevenly distributed water and nutrient
availability in soil. Genetic improvement of RSA, therefore, is related to crop production …