Plants are exposed to an ever-changing environment to which they have to adjust
accordingly. Their response is tightly regulated by complex signaling pathways that all start …

Modern agriculture relies heavily on chemical fertilizers, especially in terms of cereal
production. The excess application of fertilizers not only increases production cost, but also …

Key message Genome differentiation has shaped the divergence in element concentration
between rice subspecies and contributed to the correlation among trace minerals in the rice …

Salinity restricts the growth of trees to varying extents, but the regulatory mechanisms
involved in their varying salt tolerance are largely unknown. In an effort to elucidate these …

Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca is responsible for the “olive quick decline syndrome”(OQDS)
in Salento (Apulia). The main epidemiological aspects of the syndrome are related to the …

Gradients in the elemental composition of a potato leaf tissue (ie its ionome) can be linked to
crop potential. Because the ionome is a function of genetics and environmental conditions …

Ionomics is a novel multidisciplinary field that uses advanced techniques to investigate the
composition and distribution of all minerals and trace elements in a living organism and their …

The ionome of the rice grain is crucial for the health of populations that consume rice as a
staple food. However, the contribution of phenotypic plasticity to the variation of rice grain …

Diatoms play a key role in assessing the ecotoxicology of metals and are already part of
several national and international guidelines and regulations. Data on metal uptake and its …

Empirical evidence is limited on whether allopolyploid species combine or merge parental
adaptations to broaden habitats. The allopolyploid Arabidopsis kamchatica is a hybrid of the …