Zinc is an essential microelement involved in many aspects of plant growth and
development. Abnormal zinc amounts, mostly due to human activities, can be toxic to flora …

To succeed in life, living organisms have to adapt to the environmental issues to which they
are subjected. Some plants, defined as hyperaccumulators, have adapted to metalliferous …

This study examined the effects of soil heavy metals, macronutrients, texture and pH as well
as plant species richness and composition on soil respiration, enzymatic activity, microbial …

A high content of heavy metals in the soil and plants of a magnesite mining area might
cause serious damage to the environment and can be a threat to the health of the …

Soil contamination with trace metal (loid) elements (TME) is a global concern. This has
focused interest on TME-tolerant plants, some of which can hyperaccumulate extraordinary …

Local adaptation is assumed to occur when populations differ in a phenotypic trait or a set of
traits, and such variation has a genetic basis. Here, we introduce Arabidopsis halleri and its …

Successful phytoremediation of acidic metal-contaminated mine tailings requires
amendments to condition tailings properties prior to plant establishment. This conditioning …

To identify metal adapted bacteria equipped with traits positively influencing the growth of
two hyperaccumulator plant species Arabidopsis arenosa and Arabidopsis halleri, we …

Potentially toxic elements in agricultural soils are primarily derived from anthropogenic and
geogenic sources. This study aims to predict and map antimony (Sb) concentration in soil …

Metals (trace elements) are essential for plants but become toxic at high concentration.
Remarkably, about 700 species worldwide are able to accumulate large quantities of metals …