Plant strategies to mine iron from alkaline substrates

IC Vélez-Bermúdez, W Schmidt - Plant and Soil, 2023 - Springer
In concert with oxygen, soil alkalinity strongly restricts the availability of iron, an essential
nutrient with a multitude of functions in living organisms. In addition to its role in …

[HTML][HTML] Micronutrients and their effects on horticultural crop quality, productivity and sustainability

N Ahmed, B Zhang, Z Chachar, J Li, G Xiao, Q Wang… - Scientia …, 2024 - Elsevier
Horticultural crop quality is an important aspect of agricultural production because it directly
influences customer preference, market value, and overall sustainability. Micronutrients are …

Silicon and iron nanoparticles protect rice against lead (Pb) stress by improving oxidative tolerance and minimizing Pb uptake

F Ghouri, S Sarwar, L Sun, M Riaz, FU Haider… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Lead (Pb) is toxic to the development and growth of rice plants. Nanoparticles (NPs) have
been considered one of the efficient remediation techniques to mitigate Pb stress in plants …

Research progress on iron absorption, transport, and molecular regulation strategy in plants

X Ning, M Lin, G Huang, J Mao, Z Gao… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Iron is a trace element essential for normal plant life activities and is involved in various
metabolic pathways such as chlorophyll synthesis, photosynthesis, and respiration …

The transcription factor POPEYE negatively regulates the expression of bHLH Ib genes to maintain iron homeostasis

MN Pu, G Liang - Journal of Experimental Botany, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Iron (Fe) is an essential trace element for plants. When suffering from Fe deficiency, plants
modulate the expression of Fe deficiency-responsive genes to promote Fe uptake. POPEYE …

Fe deficiency‐induced ethylene synthesis confers resistance to Botrytis cinerea

CK Lu, G Liang - New Phytologist, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Although iron (Fe) deficiency is an adverse condition to growth and development of plants, it
increases the resistance to pathogens. How Fe deficiency induces the resistance to …

Plant growth regulation in cell and tissue culture in vitro

TP Pasternak, D Steinmacher - Plants, 2024 - mdpi.com
Precise knowledge of all aspects controlling plant tissue culture and in vitro plant
regeneration is crucial for plant biotechnologists and their correlated industry, as there is …

Nano-Iron Oxide (Fe3O4) Mitigates the Effects of Microplastics on a Ryegrass Soil–Microbe–Plant System

D Liu, S Iqbal, H Gui, J Xu, S An, B Xing - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
To understand microplastic–nanomaterial interactions in agricultural systems, a randomized
block 90-day pot experiment was set up to cultivate ryegrass seedings in a typical red sandy …

How plants manage pathogen infection

Y Jian, D Gong, Z Wang, L Liu, J He, X Han… - EMBO reports, 2024 - embopress.org
To combat microbial pathogens, plants have evolved specific immune responses that can be
divided into three essential steps: microbial recognition by immune receptors, signal …

[HTML][HTML] Biofortification revisited: addressing the role of beneficial soil microbes for enhancing trace elements concentration in staple crops

P Mishra, J Mishra, NK Arora - Microbiological Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Trace element deficiency is a pervasive issue contributing to malnutrition on a global scale.
The primary cause of this hidden hunger is related to low dietary intake of essential trace …