Heavy metal transporters: Functional mechanisms, regulation, and application in phytoremediation

Z Yang, F Yang, JL Liu, HT Wu, H Yang, Y Shi… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Heavy metal pollution in soil is a global problem with serious impacts on human health and
ecological security. Phytoextraction in phytoremediation, in which plants uptake 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 …

Cadmium bioavailability, uptake, toxicity and detoxification in soil-plant system

M Shahid, C Dumat, S Khalid, NK Niazi… - … and toxicology volume …, 2017 - Springer
This review summarizes the findings of the most recent studies, published from 2000 to
2016, which focus on the biogeochemical behavior of Cd in soil-plant systems and its impact …

Agroecological responses of heavy metal pollution with special emphasis on soil health and plant performances

V Srivastava, A Sarkar, S Singh, P Singh… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
With modern day urbanization and industrialization, heavy metal (HM) contamination has
become a prime concern for today's society. The impacts of metal contamination on …

Morphological and physiological responses of plants to cadmium toxicity: a review

HE Shanying, Y **aoe, HE Zhenli, VC Baligar - Pedosphere, 2017 - Elsevier
Cadmium (Cd) contamination has posed an increasing challenge to environmental quality
and food security. In recent years, phytoremediation has been particularly scrutinized …

From phytoremediation of soil contaminants to phytomanagement of ecosystem services in metal contaminated sites

A Burges, I Alkorta, L Epelde… - International journal of …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Since the emergence of phytoremediation, much research has focused on its development
for (i) the removal of metals from soil and/or (ii) the reduction of metal bioavailability, mobility …

Plant-driven removal of heavy metals from soil: uptake, translocation, tolerance mechanism, challenges, and future perspectives

S Thakur, L Singh, ZA Wahid, MF Siddiqui… - Environmental …, 2016 - Springer
Increasing heavy metal (HM) concentrations in the soil have become a significant problem in
the modern industrialized world due to several anthropogenic activities. Heavy metals (HMs) …

Recent advances in phyto-combined remediation of heavy metal pollution in soil

S Deng, X Zhang, Y Zhu, R Zhuo - Biotechnology Advances, 2024 - Elsevier
The global industrialization and modernization have witnessed a rapid progress made in
agricultural production, along with the issue of soil heavy metal (HM) pollution, which has …

The molecular mechanism of zinc and cadmium stress response in plants

YF Lin, MGM Aarts - Cellular and molecular life sciences, 2012 - Springer
When plants are subjected to high metal exposure, different plant species take different
strategies in response to metal-induced stress. Largely, plants can be distinguished in four …

Root responses to cadmium in the rhizosphere: a review

A Lux, M Martinka, M Vaculík… - Journal of experimental …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
This article reviews the responses of plant roots to elevated rhizosphere cadmium (Cd)
concentrations. Cadmium enters plants from the soil solution. It traverses the root through …