A comprehensive review on the heavy metal toxicity and sequestration in plants

R Riyazuddin, N Nisha, B Ejaz, MIR Khan, M Kumar… - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Heavy metal (HM) toxicity has become a global concern in recent years and is imposing a
severe threat to the environment and human health. In the case of plants, a higher …

Molecular mechanisms underlying the toxicity and detoxification of trace metals and metalloids in plants

Z Tang, HQ Wang, J Chen, JD Chang… - Journal of Integrative …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Plants take up a wide range of trace metals/metalloids (hereinafter referred to as trace
metals) from the soil, some of which are essential but become toxic at high concentrations …

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 …

Heavy metal stress in rice: Uptake, transport, signaling, and tolerance mechanisms

R Kaur, S Das, S Bansal, G Singh, S Sardar… - Physiologia …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Heavy metal contamination of agricultural fields has become a global concern as it causes a
direct impact on human health. Rice is the major food crop for almost half of the world …

Phosphorus acquisition and use: critical adaptations by plants for securing a nonrenewable resource

CP Vance, C Uhde‐Stone, DL Allan - New phytologist, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Phosphorus (P) is limiting for crop yield on> 30% of the world's arable land and, by some
estimates, world resources of inexpensive P may be depleted by 2050. Improvement of P …

Role of mineral nutrition in minimizing cadmium accumulation by plants

N Sarwar, Saifullah, SS Malhi, MH Zia… - Journal of the …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Cadmium (Cd) is a highly toxic heavy metal for both plants and animals. The presence of Cd
in agricultural soils is of great concern regarding its entry into the food chain. Cadmium …

Lead toxicity in plants

P Sharma, RS Dubey - Brazilian journal of plant physiology, 2005 - SciELO Brasil
Contamination of soils by heavy metals is of widespread occurrence as a result of human,
agricultural and industrial activities. Among heavy metals, lead is a potential pollutant that …

Calcium oxalate in plants: formation and function

VR Franceschi, PA Nakata - Annu. Rev. Plant Biol., 2005 - annualreviews.org
Calcium oxalate a highly insoluble crystalline salt of oxalic acid and calcium (CaOx) crystals
are distributed among all taxonomic levels of photosynthetic organisms from small algae to …

Function and mechanism of organic anion exudation from plant roots

PR Ryan, E Delhaize, DL Jones - Annual review of plant biology, 2001 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract The rhizosphere is the zone of soil immediately surrounding plant roots that is
modified by root activity. In this critical zone, plants perceive and respond to their …

Lead toxicity in rice: effects, mechanisms, and mitigation strategies—a mini review

U Ashraf, AS Kanu, Z Mo, S Hussain, SA Anjum… - … Science and Pollution …, 2015 - Springer
Lead (Pb) is a major environmental pollutant that affects plant morpho-physiological and
biochemical attributes. Its higher levels in the environment are not only toxic to human …