Healthy plant growth depends on a balanced metal homeostasis at the organ, tissue and
sub-cellular levels, which is mediated principally by plasma and vacuolar membrane metal
transporters. The genetic bases of metal acquisition in developing seeds has long remained
poorly understood. Recent technical advances have helped circumvent the difficulties of
conducting metal nutrient research on the extremely small seeds of Arabidopsis thaliana.
The review presents recent advances in our understanding of seed metal homeostasis …