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 …

Manganese in plants: from acquisition to subcellular allocation

S Alejandro, S Höller, B Meier, E Peiter - Frontiers in plant science, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Manganese (Mn) is an important micronutrient for plant growth and development and
sustains metabolic roles within different plant cell compartments. The metal is an essential …

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 …

OsNRAMP1 transporter contributes to cadmium and manganese uptake in rice

JD Chang, S Huang, N Yamaji, W Zhang… - Plant, Cell & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Rice is a major dietary source of the toxic metal, cadmium (Cd). Previous studies reported
that the rice transporter, OsNRAMP1,(Natural resistance‐associated macrophage protein 1) …

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 …

Dietary cadmium exposure, risks to human health and mitigation strategies

D Zhao, P Wang, FJ Zhao - Critical Reviews in Environmental …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Cadmium (Cd) is a toxic and carcinogenic pollutant widely distributed in the environment.
Dietary intake is the main source of Cd exposure for the nonsmoking population …

Exploring the mechanism of Cd uptake and translocation in rice: Future perspectives of rice safety

H Jing, W Yang, Y Chen, L Yang, H Zhou… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cadmium (Cd) contamination in rice fields has been recognized as a severe global agro–
environmental issue. To reach the goal of controlling Cd risk, we must pay more attention …

Cadmium uptake and translocation: selenium and silicon roles in Cd detoxification for the production of low Cd crops: a critical review

M Riaz, M Kamran, M Rizwan, S Ali, A Parveen, Z Malik… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Cadmium (Cd) is a primary contaminant in agricultural soils of the world. The ability of Cd
uptake, transport, detoxification, and accumulation varies among different plant species and …

Mechanisms of cadmium accumulation in plants

T Sterckeman, S Thomine - Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Cadmium is a non-essential trace metal, which is highly toxic to nearly all living organisms.
Soil pollution causes Cd contamination of crops, thereby rendering plant products …

Knockout of OsNramp5 using the CRISPR/Cas9 system produces low Cd-accumulating indica rice without compromising yield

L Tang, B Mao, Y Li, Q Lv, LP Zhang, C Chen, H He… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Rice grain with excessive cadmium (Cd) is a major source of dietary Cd intake and a serious
threat to health for people who consume rice as a staple food. The development of elite rice …