Phytoremediation strategies for soils contaminated with heavy metals: modifications and future perspectives
Presence of heavy metals in agricultural soils is of major environmental concern and a great
threat to life on the earth. A number of human health risks are associated with heavy metals …
threat to life on the earth. A number of human health risks are associated with heavy metals …
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),) …
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 …
Long-distance transport, vacuolar sequestration, tolerance, and transcriptional responses induced by cadmium and arsenic
DG Mendoza-Cózatl, TO Jobe, F Hauser… - Current opinion in plant …, 2011 - Elsevier
Iron, zinc, copper and manganese are essential metals for cellular enzyme functions while
cadmium, mercury and the metalloid arsenic lack any biological function. Both, essential …
cadmium, mercury and the metalloid arsenic lack any biological function. Both, essential …
Integrating omic approaches for abiotic stress tolerance in soybean
Soybean production is greatly influenced by abiotic stresses imposed by environmental
factors such as drought, water submergence, salt, and heavy metals. A thorough …
factors such as drought, water submergence, salt, and heavy metals. A thorough …
Producing more with less: Strategies and novel technologies for plant-based food biofortification
SMP Carvalho, MW Vasconcelos - Food Research International, 2013 - Elsevier
About half of the world population suffers from the malnutrition of iron, zinc, calcium, iodine
and selenium. Most of the major staple crops of the world, such as rice, wheat, cassava …
and selenium. Most of the major staple crops of the world, such as rice, wheat, cassava …
Genomics of gene banks: a case study in rice
Only a small fraction of the naturally occurring genetic diversity available in the world's
germplasm repositories has been explored to date, but this is expected to change with the …
germplasm repositories has been explored to date, but this is expected to change with the …
Natural variation of Arabidopsis root architecture reveals complementing adaptive strategies to potassium starvation
F Kellermeier, F Chardon, A Amtmann - Plant Physiology, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Root architecture is a highly plastic and environmentally responsive trait that enables plants
to counteract nutrient scarcities with different foraging strategies. In potassium (K) deficiency …
to counteract nutrient scarcities with different foraging strategies. In potassium (K) deficiency …
Ionomic approaches for discovery of novel stress-resilient genes in plants
S Ali, A Tyagi, H Bae - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Plants, being sessile, face an array of biotic and abiotic stresses in their lifespan that
endanger their survival. Hence, optimized uptake of mineral nutrients creates potential new …
endanger their survival. Hence, optimized uptake of mineral nutrients creates potential new …
Should we treat the ionome as a combination of individual elements, or should we be deriving novel combined traits?
I Baxter - Journal of experimental botany, 2015 - academic.oup.com
It has been more than 10 years since the concept of the ionome, all of the mineral nutrients
in a cell tissue or organism, was introduced. In the intervening years, ionomics, high …
in a cell tissue or organism, was introduced. In the intervening years, ionomics, high …