Phosphorus (P) is limiting for crop yield on> 30% of the world's arable land and, by some
estimates, world resources of inexpensive P may be depleted by 2050. Improvement of P …

Calcium is an essential plant nutrient. It is required for various structural roles in the cell wall
and membranes, it is a counter‐cation for inorganic and organic anions in the vacuole, and …

What makes a heavy metal resistant bacterium heavy metal resistant? The mechanisms of
action, physiological functions, and distribution of metal-exporting proteins are outlined …

The removal of inorganic contaminants by plants is termed phytoextraction. Recent studies
have looked at the feasibility of phytoextraction, and demonstrate that both good biomass …

The importance of biodiversity (below and above ground) is increasingly considered for the
cleanup of the metal contaminated and polluted ecosystems. This subject is emerging as a …

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 …

Iron is an essential micronutrient with numerous cellular functions, and its deficiency
represents one of the most serious problems in human nutrition worldwide. Plants have two …

In recent years, phytoremediation has emerged as a promising ecoremediation technology,
particularly for soil and water cleanup of large volumes of contaminated sites. The …

Potassium (K+) plays a number of important roles in plant growth and development. Over the
past few years, molecular approaches associated with electrophysiological analyses have …

A specialized database (DB) for Arabidopsis membrane proteins, ARAMEMNON, was
designed that facilitates the interpretation of gene and protein sequence data by integrating …