Nutrient uptake by plants is essential for their development and for the passage of minerals
into the food chain, but it also faces several limitations. Whereas soil physicochemical …

Pollution of the biosphere by heavy metals is a global hazard that has accelerated since the
beginning of the industrial revolution. Toxic heavy metals are harmful to living organisms …

Plants are primarily exposed to metals through the soil from where they may be absorbed by
root tissues and transported into the shoots. The presence of metals at toxic levels can elicit …

Plants are sessile organisms that must cope with the surrounding soil composition in order
to survive and reproduce. Soils often contain excessive levels of essential and non-essential …

Although many metal elements are essential for the growth of plants in low concentrations,
their excessive amounts in soil above threshold values can result in toxicity. This detrimental …

The earth's crust is made of different rocks and minerals that include in their composition a
wide range of heavy metals and metalloids. Different natural lithogenetic processes and also …

Plant Metal Interaction: Emerging Remediation Techniques covers different heavy metals
and their effect on soils and plants, along with the remediation techniques currently …

The presence of heavy metals in food is a threat to human health. Exposure to heavy metals
as a result of consumption of contaminated vegetables, as well as their toxicity, is a serious …

Metals such as cobalt (Co), copper (Cu), iron (Fe) and nickel (Ni) are essential for normal
plant growth and development since they contribute to the function of many enzymes and …

Plants need many different metal elements for growth, development and reproduction, which
must be mobilized from the soil matrix and absorbed by the roots as metal ions. Once taken …