Selenium biofortification: Strategies, progress and challenges

OP Danso, B Asante-Badu, Z Zhang, J Song, Z Wang… - Agriculture, 2023 - mdpi.com
Selenium (Se) is an essential trace element for humans and animals. Its necessity for plants
is still under examination. Due to the contradictory nature of Se and its significance, it has …

Selenium nanomaterials: an overview of recent developments in synthesis, properties and potential applications

S Chaudhary, A Umar, SK Mehta - Progress in Materials Science, 2016 - Elsevier
Advances in science and nanotechnology have facilitated the development of new methods
for the preparation of pure selenium as selenium nanomaterials. They offer remarkable …

Heavy metal pollution risk of cultivated land from industrial production in China: Spatial pattern and its enlightenment

K Li, J Wang, Y Zhang - Science of The Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Industrial production is the main source of heavy metals for cultivated land in China as it has
been the world's factory. However, owing to there being insufficient data and appropriate …

Arsenic accumulation in rice (Oryza sativa L.) is influenced by environment and genetic factors

P Kumarathilaka, S Seneweera, A Meharg… - Science of the total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Arsenic (As) elevation in paddy soils will have a negative impact on both the yield and grain
quality of rice (Oryza sativa L.). The mechanistic understanding of As uptake, translocation …

Molecular insight into arsenic uptake, transport, phytotoxicity, and defense responses in plants: a critical review

S Mondal, K Pramanik, SK Ghosh, P Pal, PK Ghosh… - Planta, 2022 - Springer
Main conclusion A critical investigation into arsenic uptake and transportation, its phytotoxic
effects, and defense strategies including complex signaling cascades and regulatory …

Arsenic accumulation in rice: consequences of rice genotypes and management practices to reduce human health risk

S Islam, MM Rahman, MR Islam, R Naidu - Environment international, 2016 - Elsevier
Rice is an essential staple food and feeds over half of the world's population. Consumption
of rice has increased from limited intake in Western countries some 50 years ago to major …

Flow of arsenic between rice grain and water: Its interaction, accumulation and distribution in different fractions of cooked rice

NR Chowdhury, A Das, M Joardar, A De… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Arsenic (As) contaminated water is a major threat to human health when used for drinking,
cooking and irrigational purposes. Rice being consumed by 50% of the world's population …

Speciation of arsenic in rice and estimation of daily intake of different arsenic species by Brazilians through rice consumption

BL Batista, JMO Souza, SS De Souza… - Journal of hazardous …, 2011 - Elsevier
Rice is an important source of essential elements. However, rice may also contain toxic
elements such as arsenic. Therefore, in the present study, the concentration of total arsenic …

Organic Matter Solid Phase Interactions Are Critical for Predicting Arsenic Release and Plant Uptake in Bangladesh Paddy Soils

PN Williams, H Zhang, W Davison… - … science & technology, 2011 - ACS Publications
Agroecological zones within Bangladesh with low levels of arsenic in groundwater and soils
produce rice that is high in arsenic with respect to other producing regions of the globe. Little …

[HTML][HTML] Crosstalk of plant growth regulators protects photosynthetic performance from arsenic damage by modulating defense systems in rice

MIR Khan, B Jahan, MF AlAjmi, MT Rehman… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Salicylic acid (SA) is a well-known plant growth regulator, which participates in many
physiological processes of plants under normal and stressful conditions. In this study, we …