Toxic metals and metalloids: Uptake, transport, detoxification, phytoremediation, and crop improvement for safer food

FJ Zhao, Z Tang, JJ Song, XY Huang, P Wang - Molecular plant, 2022 - cell.com
Agricultural soils are under threat of toxic metal/metalloid contamination from anthropogenic
activities, leading to excessive accumulation of arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), and …

[HTML][HTML] Contaminant containment for sustainable remediation of persistent contaminants in soil and groundwater

LP Padhye, P Srivastava, T Jasemizad, S Bolan… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Contaminant containment measures are often necessary to prevent or minimize offsite
movement of contaminated materials for disposal or other purposes when they can be …

Uptake of microplastics by carrots in presence of As (III): Combined toxic effects

Y Dong, M Gao, W Qiu, Z Song - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Current research on the migration of microplastics into plants is in its most important phase;
however, there is no such research on root vegetables, even though the edible parts of root …

Arsenic uptake, toxicity, detoxification, and speciation in plants: physiological, biochemical, and molecular aspects

G Abbas, B Murtaza, I Bibi, M Shahid, NK Niazi… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Environmental contamination with arsenic (As) is a global environmental, agricultural and
health issue due to the highly toxic and carcinogenic nature of As. Exposure of plants to As …

Plant adaptation to low phosphorus availability: Core signaling, crosstalks, and applied implications

J Paz-Ares, MI Puga, M Rojas-Triana, I Martinez-Hevia… - Molecular Plant, 2022 - cell.com
Phosphorus (P) is an essential nutrient for plant growth and reproduction. Plants
preferentially absorb P as orthophosphate (Pi), an ion that displays low solubility and that is …

Trace elements in the soil-plant interface: Phytoavailability, translocation, and phytoremediation–A review

V Antoniadis, E Levizou, SM Shaheen, YS Ok… - Earth-Science …, 2017 - Elsevier
Trace elements (TEs) are deposited to soils mainly due to anthropogenic activities and pose
a significant threat to human health. In this review we aimed at (a) discussing the …

Heavy metals and arsenic stress in food crops: Elucidating antioxidative defense mechanisms in hyperaccumulators for food security, agricultural sustainability, and …

PK Rai, C Sonne, KH Kim - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
The spread of heavy metal (loid) s at soil-food crop interfaces has become a threat to
sustainable agricultural productivity, food security, and human health. The eco-toxic effects …

Silicon cycling in soils revisited

J Schaller, D Puppe, D Kaczorek, R Ellerbrock… - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Silicon (Si) speciation and availability in soils is highly important for ecosystem functioning,
because Si is a beneficial element for plant growth. Si chemistry is highly complex compared …

Toxic heavy metal and metalloid accumulation in crop plants and foods

S Clemens, JF Ma - Annual review of plant biology, 2016 - annualreviews.org
Arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury are toxic elements that are almost ubiquitously present
at low levels in the environment because of anthropogenic influences. Dietary intake of plant …

[HTML][HTML] Inorganic arsenic toxicity and alleviation strategies in rice

AM Mawia, S Hui, L Zhou, H Li, J Tabassum… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Direct or indirect exposure to inorganic arsenic (iAs) in the forms of AsIII (arsenite) and AsV
(arsenate) through consumption of As-contaminated food materials and drinking water leads …