[HTML][HTML] Toxic metals and metalloids: Uptake, transport, detoxification, phytoremediation, and crop improvement for safer food

FJ Zhao, Z Tang, JJ Song, XY Huang, P Wang - Molecular plant, 2022 - cell.com
Agricultural soils are under threat of toxic metal/metalloid contamination from anthropogenic
activities, leading to excessive accumulation of arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), and …

[HTML][HTML] Applications of multi-omics technologies for crop improvement

Y Yang, MA Saand, L Huang, WB Abdelaal… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Multiple “omics” approaches have emerged as successful technologies for plant systems
over the last few decades. Advances in next-generation sequencing (NGS) have paved a …

Climate change challenges, plant science solutions

NA Eckardt, EA Ainsworth, RN Bahuguna… - The Plant …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Climate change is a defining challenge of the 21st century, and this decade is a critical time
for action to mitigate the worst effects on human populations and ecosystems. Plant science …

[HTML][HTML] Arsenic and cadmium accumulation in rice and mitigation strategies

FJ Zhao, P Wang - Plant and Soil, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Arsenic (As) and cadmium (Cd) are two toxic elements that have a
relatively high risk of transfer from paddy soil to rice grain. Rice is a major dietary source of …

Dietary cadmium exposure, risks to human health and mitigation strategies

D Zhao, P Wang, FJ Zhao - Critical Reviews in Environmental …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Cadmium (Cd) is a toxic and carcinogenic pollutant widely distributed in the environment.
Dietary intake is the main source of Cd exposure for the nonsmoking population …

Soil contamination in China: current status and mitigation strategies

FJ Zhao, Y Ma, YG Zhu, Z Tang… - Environmental science & …, 2015 - ACS Publications
China faces great challenges in protecting its soil from contamination caused by rapid
industrialization and urbanization over the last three decades. Recent nationwide surveys …

Toxic heavy metal and metalloid accumulation in crop plants and foods

S Clemens, JF Ma - Annual review of plant biology, 2016 - annualreviews.org
Arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury are toxic elements that are almost ubiquitously present
at low levels in the environment because of anthropogenic influences. Dietary intake of plant …

Brown rice versus white rice: Nutritional quality, potential health benefits, development of food products, and preservation technologies

ASM Saleh, P Wang, N Wang, L Yang… - … reviews in food science …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Obesity and chronic diet‐related diseases such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension,
cardiovascular disease, cancers, and celiac are increasing worldwide. The increasing …

Phenotypic Variations, Environmental Effects and Genetic Basis Analysis of Grain Elemental Concentrations in Rice (Oryza sativa L.) for Improving Human Nutrition

Y Dwiningsih, J Alkahtani - 2022 - preprints.org
Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is primary dietary source for half of the global population that
comprising both essential nutrients and toxic heavy metal elements for human health. A …

[HTML][HTML] Biofortified indica rice attains iron and zinc nutrition dietary targets in the field

KR Trijatmiko, C Dueñas, N Tsakirpaloglou, L Torrizo… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
More than two billion people are micronutrient deficient. Polished grains of popular rice
varieties have concentration of approximately 2 μg g− 1 iron (Fe) and 16 μg g− 1 zinc (Zn) …