The endodermis in roots acts as a selectivity filter for nutrient and water transport essential
for growth and development. This selectivity is enabled by the formation of lignin-based …

Due to their immutable nature, metals are a group of pollutants of much concern. As a result
of human activities such as mining and smelting of metalliferous ores, electroplating, gas …

In contrast with many other essential metals, the mechanisms of Mn acquisition in higher
eukaryotes are seldom studied and poorly understood. We show here that Arabidopsis …

The post-genomics era has brought with it ever increasing demands to observe and
characterise variation within biological systems. This variation has been studied at the …

▪ Abstract Plant adaptation to serpentine soil has been a topic of study for many decades, yet
investigation of the genetic component of this adaptation has only recently begun. We …

Regulation of iron uptake is critical for plant survival. Although the activities responsible for
reduction and transport of iron at the plant root surface have been described, the genes …

The endodermis acts as a “second skin” in plant roots by providing the cellular control
necessary for the selective entry of water and solutes into the vascular system. To enable …

The ionome is defined as the mineral nutrient and trace element composition of an organism
and represents the inorganic component of cellular and organismal systems. Ionomics, the …

With the development of smart devices and cloud computing, more and more public health
data can be collected from various sources and can be analyzed in an unprecedented way …

Inorganic arsenic is a carcinogen, and its ingestion through foods such as rice presents a
significant risk to human health. Plants chemically reduce arsenate to arsenite. Using …