Plants have recently moved into the spotlight owing to the growing realization that the world
needs solutions to energy and food production that are sustainable and environmentally …

Here, we have analysed the H+‐ATPase‐mediated extrusion of protons across the plasma
membrane (PM) of rhizodermic cells, a process that is inducible by iron (Fe) deficiency and …

Metal hyperaccumulation is a trait present in over 450 higher plant species.
Hyperaccumulators are also tolerant to metals, but hyperaccumulation and tolerance are …

Heavy metal pollution is a major environmental stress affecting plant growth and
development. The heavy metal cadmium inhibits various physiological processes in plants …

Cadmium (Cd) is a toxic heavy metal which harms human health. In Japan, a major source
of human Cd-intake is rice grains and contamination of paddy soils by Cd and accumulation …

Plants take up iron from the soil using the IRON-REGULATED TRANSPORTER 1 (IRT1)
high-affinity iron transporter at the root surface. Sophisticated regulatory mechanisms allow …

Background Metal homeostasis is critical for plant growth, development and adaptation to
environmental stresses and largely governed by a variety of metal transporters. The plant …

Transition metals such as Fe, Cu, Mn, and Zn are essential minerals for normal plant growth
and development, although they can be toxic when present in excess. Thus, for healthy plant …

Regulation of iron uptake is critical for plant survival. Although the activities responsible for
reduction and transport of iron at the plant root surface have been described, the genes …

The decade since the publication of the third edition of this volume has been an era of great
progress in biology in general and the plant sciences in particular. This is especially true …