Iron is essential for the survival and proliferation of all plants. Higher plants have developed
two distinct strategies to acquire iron, which is only slightly soluble, from the rhizosphere: the …

When plants are subjected to high metal exposure, different plant species take different
strategies in response to metal-induced stress. Largely, plants can be distinguished in four …

The contamination of the environment with toxic metals has become a worldwide problem.
Metal toxicity affects crop yields, soil biomass and fertility. Soils polluted with heavy metals …

Cadmium (Cd) is a toxic heavy metal that enters the environment through various
anthropogenic sources, and inhibits plant growth and development. Cadmium toxicity may …

Plants, like all other organisms, have evolved different mechanisms to maintain
physiological concentrations of essential metal ions and to minimize exposure to non …

Iron is an essential element for life on Earth and its shortage, or excess, in the living
organism may lead to severe health disorders. Plants serve as the primary source of dietary …

Understanding the Fe deficiency response in plants is necessary for improving both plant
health and the human diet, which relies on Fe from plant sources. In this review we focus on …

The metal chelator nicotianamine promotes the bioavailability of Fe and reduces cellular Fe
toxicity. For breeding Fe-efficient crops, we need to explore the fundamental impact of …

Recent reports suggest that significant fractionation of stable metal isotopes occurs during
biogeochemical cycling and that the uptake into higher plants is an important process. To …

Abstract Background Zinc (Zn) is an essential micronutrient for plants and humans, involved
in protein, nucleic acid, carbohydrate, and lipid metabolism. In addition, Zn is critical to the …