Iron (Fe) deficiency-induced chlorosis is a major nutritional disorder in crops growing in
calcareous soils. Iron deficiency in fruit tree crops causes chlorosis, decreases in vegetative …

Zinc (Zn) is an essential micronutrient with numerous cellular functions in plants, and its
deficiency represents one of the most serious problems in human nutrition worldwide. Zn …

Drought is the major environmental factor limiting crop productivity worldwide. We
hypothesized that it is possible to enhance drought tolerance by delaying stress‐induced …

Metals contaminate the soil when present in high concentrations causing soil and ultimately
environmental pollution.“Phytoremediation” is the use of plants to remove pollutants from …

LIV-1, a zinc transporter, is an effector molecule downstream from soluble growth factors.
This protein has been shown to promote epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in …

Cadmium (Cd) is one of the most toxic heavy metals and inhibits physiological processes of
plants. Magnesium (Mg) is known as one of the essential nutrients for plants. Mg deficiency …

Zn 2+ is an important cofactor for insulin biosynthesis and storage in pancreatic β-cells.
Correspondingly, polymorphisms in the SLC30A8 gene, encoding the secretory granule Zn …

Contamination of agricultural soils with trace elements (TEs) through municipal and
industrial wastes, atmospheric deposition and fertilisers is a matter of great global concern …

Understanding of molecular mechanisms of heavy metal (HM) tolerance is an important
issue in plant biology because HM contamination has become a potential risk for modern …

As a micronutrient, zinc (Zn) is involved in enzyme activation (about 300 enzymes), gene
expression, phytohormone activity, protein synthesis, photosynthesis and carbohydrate …