Abstract Background Zinc (Zn) is an essential micronutrient for plants and humans, involved
in protein, nucleic acid, carbohydrate, and lipid metabolism. In addition, Zn is critical to the …

Plant ZIP genes represent an important transporter family and may be involved in cadmium
(Cd) accumulation and Cd resistance. In order to explore the function of SmZIP isolated from …

Copper (Cu) is essential to plants but can also be harmful due to Fenton chemistry. Because
of that, it is necessary to keep Cu within a narrow concentration limit. Plants evolved …

Mineral nutrition is one of the key factors determining plant productivity. In plants, metal
homeostasis is achieved through the functioning of a complex system governing metal …

Paddy-wheat crop rotation is responsible for declining soil health, underground water table,
arising new micronutrient deficiencies, new weed flora, and resistance to herbicides …

Soil quality on smallholder farms is progressively declining due to inappropriate land
management and agricultural inputs. Assessing soil quality at the field scale and evaluating …

The plasma membrane proton gradient is an essential feature of plant cells. In Arabidopsis
(Arabidopsis thaliana), this gradient is generated by the plasma membrane proton pump …

Rice is a major dietary source of the toxic trace metal Cd. Large variation in Cd
concentration in rice grain was documented by global and regional surveys, with this …

Abstract Yellow Stripe-Like (YSL) proteins belong to the oligopeptide transporter family and
have been implicated in metal transport and homeostasis in different plant species. Here, we …

Cadmium (Cd) pollution endangers the safe utilization of paddy soils, and foliar zinc (Zn)
can reduce the toxic effects of Cd. However, little is known about the effects of foliar Zn …