Iron (Fe) is an essential micronutrient for plants, as a cofactor in multi-heme cytochromes
and within iron-sulfur clusters. However, Fe can be toxic at high concentrations. Free Fe in …

Serious concerns have recently been raised regarding the association of Fe excess with
neurodegenerative diseases in mammals and nutritional and oxidative disorders in plants …

The iron ore mining activity results in considerable waste production and impacts on
surrounding ecosystems. Natural recovery of impacted areas is absent or occurs slowly …

The revegetation of areas degraded by iron ore mining is a difficult challenge mainly due to
water availability and impoverished metal-rich substrates. We sought to understand the …

The initial performance of seedlings of tree species from different functional groups,
regarding the growth-defense tradeoff, might determine its long-term success during the …

Context Iron (Fe) is considered as a major cause of rural Tunisian soil contamination.
Developing strategies for the cultivation of accumulator plants with permissible iron (Fe) …

This study evaluated the effects of the exogenous application of ethylenediaminetetraacetic
acid (EDTA), indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) and iron sulfate (FeSO 4) upon the phytochemical …

Paspalum densum is a C4 tropical grass with a high potential for the rehabilitation of iron
mining sites, but combined environmental factors can bring new and unexpected responses …

In Brazil, the worst environmental disaster involving mining dams was the collapse of the
Fundão tailing dam, in 2015. This accident affected directly the ecosystems of the regions …

Iron (Fe) toxicity in plant species depends on the availability of Fe in the soil, uptake ability
by the root system, and translocation rate to other parts of the plant. The aim of this study …