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 …

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 …

Iron (Fe) is an essential micronutrient that affects the growth and development of plants
because it participates as a cofactor in numerous physiological and biochemical reactions …

IRON MAN (IMA) peptides, a family of small peptides, control iron (Fe) transport in plants, but
their roles in Fe signaling remain unclear. BRUTUS (BTS) is a potential Fe sensor that …

Biomass-derived carbon dots (CDs) are promising nanotools for agricultural applications
and function as a reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenger to alleviate plant oxidative …

Nutrient availability is a determining factor for crop yield and quality. While fertilization is a
major approach for improving plant nutrition, its efficacy can be limited and the production …

Iron (Fe) is an essential micronutrient for plants, and its storage in the apoplast represents
an important Fe pool. Plants have developed various strategies to reutilize this apoplastic Fe …

Since ferrous (Fe (II)) is the main form of plant absorption, traditional ferrous foliar fertilizers
(TFFF) are widely used in modern agriculture. However, TFFF suffer from the shortcomings …

In concert with oxygen, soil alkalinity strongly restricts the availability of iron, an essential
nutrient with a multitude of functions in living organisms. In addition to its role in …

Abiotic stresses are major environmental factors that affect crop growth, productivity and
quality. The bHLH family is one of the largest transcription factor (TF) families in plants …