Zinc toxicity in plants: a review

H Kaur, N Garg - Planta, 2021 - Springer
Main conclusion This review highlights the most recent updated information available about
Zn phytotoxicity at physiological, biochemical and molecular levels, uptake mechanisms as …

Seed priming with zinc oxide nanoparticles downplayed ultrastructural damage and improved photosynthetic apparatus in maize under cobalt stress

A Salam, AR Khan, L Liu, S Yang, W Azhar… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
It is widely known that cobalt (Co) stress adversely affects plant growth and biomass
accumulation, posing serious threats to crop production and food security. Nanotechnology …

The molecular basis of zinc homeostasis in cereals

S Amini, B Arsova, M Hanikenne - Plant, cell & environment, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Plants require zinc (Zn) as an essential cofactor for diverse molecular, cellular and
physiological functions. Zn is crucial for crop yield, but is one of the most limiting …

Improving zinc and iron accumulation in maize grains using the zinc and iron transporter ZmZIP5

S Li, X Liu, X Zhou, Y Li, W Yang… - Plant and Cell …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Zinc (Zn) and iron (Fe) are essential micronutrients for plant growth. Thus, it is
important to understand the mechanisms of uptake, transport and accumulation of these …

Mediation of zinc and iron accumulation in maize by ZmIRT2, a novel iron-regulated transporter

S Li, Z Song, X Liu, X Zhou, W Yang… - Plant and Cell …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Iron (Fe) is an essential micronutrient for plant growth. Iron-regulated transporters (IRTs)
play important roles in Fe2+ uptake and transport in strategy I plants. Maize (Zea mays) …

Downregulation of Zn-transporters along with Fe and redox imbalance causes growth and photosynthetic disturbance in Zn-deficient tomato

AH Kabir, MS Akther, M Skalicky, U Das, G Gohari… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Zinc (Zn) deficiency hinders growth and development in tomato. This study unveils the
responses of how Zn starvation affects physiological and molecular processes in tomato. Zn …

Elemental profiling of rice FOX lines leads to characterization of a new Zn plasma membrane transporter, OsZIP7

FK Ricachenevsky, T Punshon, S Lee… - Frontiers in plant …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) are essential micronutrients required for proper development in both
humans and plants. Rice (Oryza sativa L.) grains are the staple food for nearly half of the …

Maize genotypes with different zinc efficiency in response to low zinc stress and heterogeneous zinc supply

J Xu, X Wang, H Zhu, F Yu - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
All over the world, a common problem in the soil is the low content of available zinc (Zn),
which is unevenly distributed and difficult to move. However, information on the foraging …

Zinc transporter ZmLAZ1-4 modulates zinc homeostasis on plasma and vacuolar membrane in maize

B Liu, H Yu, Q Yang, L Ding, F Sun, J Qu… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Zinc is an essential micronutrient for plant growth and development, and functions as a
cofactor for hundreds of transcription factors and enzymes in numerous biological …

Genome-Wide Identification of Wheat ZIP Gene Family and Functional Characterization of the TaZIP13-B in Plants

S Li, Z Liu, L Guo, H Li, X Nie, S Chai… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The ZIP (Zn-regulated, iron-regulated transporter-like protein) transporter plays an important
role in regulating the uptake, transport, and accumulation of microelements in plants …