Lupines (Lupinus species; Fabaceae) are an ancient crop with great potential to be
developed further for high‐protein feed and food, cover crops, and phytoremediation. Being …

Zinc (Zn) is an essential micronutrient for plants, playing catalytic or structural roles in
enzymes, transcription factors, ribosomes, and membranes. In humans, Zn deficiency is the …

The decade since the publication of the third edition of this volume has been an era of great
progress in biology in general and the plant sciences in particular. This is especially true …

Auxin is involved in not only plant physiological and developmental processes but also plant
responses to abiotic stresses. In this study, cadmium (Cd 2+) stress decreased the …

Being sessile in nature, plants respond to heavy metal stress in the environment in different
ways. The responses include immobilization, exclusion, chelation, and …

Fe is an essential micronutrient for plant growth and development; plants have developed
sophisticated strategies to acquire ferric Fe from the soil. Nongraminaceous plants acquire …

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 …

Several members of the Yellow Stripe1-Like (YSL) family of transporter proteins are able to
transport metal-nicotianamine (NA) complexes. Substantial progress has been made in …

Up to two-thirds of the world population is at risk of deficiency in one or more essential
mineral elements. In order to overcome deficiency disorders of mineral nutrients …

Optimizing the beneficial mineral elements in rice grains is of interest for rice breeders. To
study the environmental effects on mineral accumulation in rice grains, we grew a double …