Mineral nutrition of plants greatly depends on both environmental conditions, particularly of
soils, and the genetic background of the plant itself. Being sessile, plants adopted a range of …

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 …

Major improvements in crop yield are needed to keep pace with population growth and
climate change. While plant breeding efforts have greatly benefited from advances in …

In nature, land plants as sessile organisms are faced with multiple nutrient stresses that
often occur simultaneously in soil. Nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), sulfur (S), zinc (Zn), and …

The present day's ongoing global warming and climate change adversely affect plants
through imposing environmental (abiotic) stresses and disease pressure. The major abiotic …

Background Plants require at least 14 mineral elements for their nutrition. These include the
macronutrients nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg) …

The maintenance of ion homeostasis in plant cells is a fundamental physiological
requirement for sustainable plant growth, development and production. Plants exposed to …

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 …

Different nitrogen (N) sources have been reported to significantly affect the activities and
expressions of N metabolism enzymes and mineral elements concentrations in crop plants …

In nature, plants have to handle daily fluctuations in light and temperature. In addition, plants
face biotic and abiotic stresses that often come in various combinations. For instance, the …