Medicinal plants have a wide range of uses worldwide. However, the quality of medicinal
plants is affected by severe cadmium pollution. Cadmium can reduce photosynthetic …

Plant immune response is fascinating due to the complete absence of a humoral system.
The adaptive immune response in plants relies on the intracellular orchestration of …

Abstract Under low-potassium (K+) stress, a Ca2+ signaling network consisting of
calcineurin B-like proteins (CBLs) and CBL-interacting kinases (CIPKs) play essential roles …

The natural resistance-associated macrophage protein (NRAMP) gene family assists in the
transport of metal ions in plants. However, the role and underlying physiological mechanism …

The natural resistance-associated macrophage protein (NRAMP) family plays crucial roles
in metal uptake and transport in plants. However, little is known about their functions in …

Micronutrients are essential mineral elements required for both plant and human
development. An integrated system involving soil, climatic conditions, and types of crop …

In plants, pH determines nutrient acquisition and sensing, and triggers responses to osmotic
stress, whereas pH homeostasis protects the cellular machinery. Extracellular pH (pH e) …

Root system architecture (RSA) is the primary predictor of nutrient intake and significantly
influences potassium utilization efficiency (KUE). Uncertainty persists regarding the genetic …

Wheat plays a significant role in the provision of food and nutrition. However, rapid soil
salinization poses a severe threat to its production worldwide. Salt stress stunts wheat …

Calcium release to the nucleoplasm of root meristem cells was demonstrated to modulate
root development. The calcium channel encoded by cyclic nucleotide-gated channel …