A review on bioremediation approach for heavy metal detoxification and accumulation in plants

PR Yaashikaa, PS Kumar, S Jeevanantham… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nowadays, the accumulation of toxic heavy metals in soil and water streams is considered a
serious environmental problem that causes various harmful effects on plants and animals …

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 …

Functions and strategies for enhancing zinc availability in plants for sustainable agriculture

M Hamzah Saleem, K Usman, M Rizwan… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Zinc (Zn), which is regarded as a crucial micronutrient for plants, and is considered to be a
vital micronutrient for plants. Zn has a significant role in the biochemistry and metabolism of …

Zinc in plants: Integrating homeostasis and biofortification

C Stanton, D Sanders, U Krämer, D Podar - Molecular Plant, 2022 - cell.com
Zinc plays many essential roles in life. As a strong Lewis acid that lacks redox activity under
environmental and cellular conditions, the Zn 2+ cation is central in determining protein …

Arsenic and cadmium accumulation in rice and mitigation strategies

FJ Zhao, P Wang - Plant and Soil, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Arsenic (As) and cadmium (Cd) are two toxic elements that have a
relatively high risk of transfer from paddy soil to rice grain. Rice is a major dietary source of …

Cadmium contamination in agricultural soils of China and the impact on food safety

P Wang, H Chen, PM Kopittke, FJ Zhao - Environmental pollution, 2019 - Elsevier
Rapid industrialization in China during the last three decades has resulted in widespread
contamination of Cd in agricultural soils. A considerable proportion of the rice grain grown in …

Molecular mechanisms underlying the toxicity and detoxification of trace metals and metalloids in plants

Z Tang, HQ Wang, J Chen, JD Chang… - Journal of Integrative …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Plants take up a wide range of trace metals/metalloids (hereinafter referred to as trace
metals) from the soil, some of which are essential but become toxic at high concentrations …

Cadmium in plants: uptake, toxicity, and its interactions with selenium fertilizers

MA Ismael, AM Elyamine, MG Moussa, M Cai… - Metallomics, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Cd is the third major contaminant of greatest hazard to the environment after mercury and
lead and is considered as the only metal that poses health risks to both humans and animals …

Synergistic effect of silicon and selenium on the alleviation of cadmium toxicity in rice plants

H Huang, M Li, M Rizwan, Z Dai, Y Yuan… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Silicon (Si) and selenium (Se), two beneficial elements that alleviate cadmium (Cd)
toxicity, are important for agricultural production and human health. However, the effects and …

Phytoremediation of cadmium: physiological, biochemical, and molecular mechanisms

A Raza, M Habib, SN Kakavand, Z Zahid, N Zahra… - Biology, 2020 - mdpi.com
Cadmium (Cd) is one of the most toxic metals in the environment, and has noxious effects on
plant growth and production. Cd-accumulating plants showed reduced growth and …