Aluminum (Al) is the most abundant metal in the earth's crust, but its availability depends on
soil pH. Despite this abundance, Al is not considered an essential element and so far no …

Aluminum (Al) precipitates in acidic soils having a pH< 5.5, in the form of conjugated organic
and inorganic ions. Al-containing minerals solubilized in the soil solution cause several …

Aluminium (Al) toxicity is one of the major abiotic stress problems around the globe where
acidic soil is present. Al shows a toxic effect between the soil pH 4.5 and 5.5. Root growth …

The paper summarizes present knowledge in the field of higher plant responses to
cadmium, an important environmental pollutant. The principal mechanisms reviewed here …

▪ Abstract Acid soils significantly limit crop production worldwide because approximately
50% of the world's potentially arable soils are acidic. Because acid soils are such an …

Life on Earth is sustained by a small volume of soil surrounding roots, called the
rhizosphere. The soil is where most of the biodiversity on Earth exists, and the rhizosphere …

Plant developmental processes are controlled by internal signals that depend on the
adequate supply of mineral nutrients by soil to roots. Thus, the availability of nutrient …

The aim of the present review is to define the various origins of root-mediated changes of pH
in the rhizosphere, ie, the volume of soil around roots that is influenced by root activities …

Phytoremediation is the use of plants to extract, sequester, and/or detoxify pollutants.
Phytoremediation is widely viewed as the ecologically responsible alternative to the …

The decade since the publication of the third edition of this volume has been an era of great
progress in biology in general and the plant sciences in particular. This is especially true …