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 …

Main conclusion Selenium modulates the formation of primary and lateral roots through
alterations in auxin and ethylene, leading to new patterns of root architecture in rice …

Background and aim Iron plaque (IP) on rice (Oryza sativa) root surface consists of reddish
brown IP (RIP) and non-reddish brown IP (NRIP), however, their extraction and …

The relationship between plants and the different types of rocks has been known at least
since the sixteenth century when Caesalpino linked the existence of the endemic Alyssum …

Paspalum urvillei and Setaria parviflora are two plant species naturally adapted to iron-rich
environments such as around iron mines wastes. The aim of our work was to characterize …

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 …

An iron ore pelletizing plant in southeastern Brazil exposes the tropical coastal ecosystems
known as restinga to emissions of dust, iron solid particulate matter, and sulfur dioxide (SO …

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 …

Crops during their growth period can encounter waterlogging problems which often lead to
an oxygen-deficient environment in the rhizosphere and rapid increases in the availability of …