The goal of biofortification is to develop plants that have an increased content of
bioavailable nutrients in their edible parts. Cereals serve as the main staple food for a large …

Background Metal-hyperaccumulating plant species are plants that are endemic to
metalliferous soils and are able to tolerate and accumulate metals in their above-ground …

Little is known about the types of mutations underlying the evolution of species-specific
traits. The metal hyperaccumulator Arabidopsis halleri has the rare ability to colonize heavy …

Cadmium (Cd) is a widespread, naturally occurring element present in soil, rock, water,
plants and animals. Cd is a non‐essential element for plants and is toxic at higher …

Perception of extracellular signals by cell surface receptors is of central importance to
eukaryotic development and immunity. Kinases that are associated with the receptors or are …

Deoxymugineic acid (DMA) is a member of the mugineic acid family phytosiderophores
(MAs), which are natural metal chelators produced by graminaceous plants. Rice secretes …

The ZRT-and IRT-like proteins (ZIP) comprise a large family of transition metal transporters
in plants that have diverse functions to transport zinc, iron, copper, etc. Here, we provided a …

Biofortification of foods, achieved by increasing the concentrations of minerals such as iron
(Fe) and zinc (Zn), is a goal of plant scientists. Understanding genes that influence seed …

Metal preferences with regard to accumulation were compared between populations of the
heavy metal hyperaccumulator Thlaspi caerulescens, originating from calamine, serpentine …

Although ending world hunger remains the most important goal, increasingly the focus is on
simultaneously improving world malnutrition. Paradoxically, nutritionally important trace …