Toxicity of cadmium and its competition with mineral nutrients for uptake by plants: A review
QIN Shiyu, LIU Hongen, NIE Zhaojun, Z Rengel… - Pedosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
Cadmium (Cd) is a toxic heavy metal occurring in the environment naturally and is also
generated through various anthropogenic sources and acts as a pollutant. Human health is …
generated through various anthropogenic sources and acts as a pollutant. Human health is …
Recent advances and future research in ecological stoichiometry
Studies on ecological stoichiometry (ES) have increased rapidly in number in recent years.
Continuous exploration of classical concepts such as the growth-rate hypothesis (GRH),) …
Continuous exploration of classical concepts such as the growth-rate hypothesis (GRH),) …
Hyperosmotic stress memory in Arabidopsis is mediated by distinct epigenetically labile sites in the genome and is restricted in the male germline by DNA glycosylase …
Inducible epigenetic changes in eukaryotes are believed to enable rapid adaptation to
environmental fluctuations. We have found distinct regions of the Arabidopsis genome that …
environmental fluctuations. We have found distinct regions of the Arabidopsis genome that …
The bioelements, the elementome, and the biogeochemical niche
Every living creature on Earth is made of atoms of the various bioelements that are
harnessed in the construction of molecules, tissues, organisms, and communities, as we …
harnessed in the construction of molecules, tissues, organisms, and communities, as we …
Biomass for thermochemical conversion: targets and challenges
Bioenergy will be one component of a suite of alternatives to fossil fuels. Effective
conversion of biomass to energy will require the careful pairing of advanced conversion …
conversion of biomass to energy will require the careful pairing of advanced conversion …
Genome-wide association mapping identifies a new arsenate reductase enzyme critical for limiting arsenic accumulation in plants
DY Chao, Y Chen, J Chen, S Shi, Z Chen, C Wang… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
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 …
significant risk to human health. Plants chemically reduce arsenate to arsenite. Using …
Genome-wide association studies reveal the genetic basis of ionomic variation in rice
Rice (Oryza sativa) is an important dietary source of both essential micronutrients and toxic
trace elements for humans. The genetic basis underlying the variations in the mineral …
trace elements for humans. The genetic basis underlying the variations in the mineral …
Two chemically distinct root lignin barriers control solute and water balance
Lignin is a complex polymer deposited in the cell wall of specialised plant cells, where it
provides essential cellular functions. Plants coordinate timing, location, abundance and …
provides essential cellular functions. Plants coordinate timing, location, abundance and …
Relationships between soil and leaf mineral composition are element‐specific, environment‐dependent and geographically structured in the emerging model …
RJ Stein, S Höreth, JRF de Melo… - New …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Leaf mineral composition, the leaf ionome, reflects the complex interaction between a plant
and its environment including local soil composition, an influential factor that can limit …
and its environment including local soil composition, an influential factor that can limit …
Diversity and distribution of plant metallothioneins: a review of structure, properties and functions
OI Leszczyszyn, HT Imam, CA Blindauer - Metallomics, 2013 - academic.oup.com
More than 30 years have passed since the discovery of the first plant metallothionein in
wheat embryos, from which the emergence of a uniquely diverse metallothionein family with …
wheat embryos, from which the emergence of a uniquely diverse metallothionein family with …