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Recognition of trace element hyperaccumulation based on empirical datasets derived from XRF scanning of herbarium specimens
Background and aimsHyperaccumulation is generally defined as plants exhibiting concentrations of metal(loid)s in their shoots at least an order of...
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Problems in the Study of the Accumulation and Hyperaccumulation of Chemical Elements by Plants
AbstractThe article is a review of internationally published works on the problems of the accumulation of chemical elements (CEs) by higher plants....
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The Cardamine enshiensis genome reveals whole genome duplication and insight into selenium hyperaccumulation and tolerance
Cardamine enshiensis is a well-known selenium (Se)-hyperaccumulating plant. Se is an essential trace element associated with many health benefits....
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Polymetallic (zinc and cadmium) hyperaccumulation in the Australian legume Crotalaria novae-hollandiae compared to Crotalaria cunninghamii
PurposeHyperaccumulators are plants with the ability to tolerate and accumulate high concentrations of potentially phytotoxic metals. The Australian...
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Inadvertent uptake of trace elements and its role in the physiology and evolution of hyperaccumulators
Research reported by Liu et al. in this issue shows that hyperaccumulation of rare earth elements (REEs) in Phytolacca americana occurs because its...
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Hyperaccumulation of cadmium by scallop Chlamys farreri revealed by comparative transcriptome analysis
Cadmium (Cd) is a hazardous environmental contaminant, which has a serious effect on the ecosystem, food safety and human health. Scallop could...
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Intra-specific variation in zinc, cadmium and nickel hypertolerance and hyperaccumulation capacities in Noccaea caerulescens
AimsThe study aimed at characterizing the patterns of natural variation in the tolerance and accumulation capacities for zinc (Zn), cadmium (Cd), and...
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Low-molecular-weight ligands in plants: role in metal homeostasis and hyperaccumulation
Mineral nutrition is one of the key factors determining plant productivity. In plants, metal homeostasis is achieved through the functioning of a...
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Living at the edge of life: metallophytes from the most toxic arsenic-thallium tailings in the world (Allchar, North Macedonia)
Background and aimsThe abandoned Allchar Mine in the Republic of North Macedonia is a globally unique deposit with historical tailings from...
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Mechanisms of Arsenic Hyperaccumulation by Plants
Arsenic (As) which is a heavy metal is ubiquitously present in soil as well as in water. As has been ranked as a potent carcinogen and is found to be...
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Trace element hyperaccumulator plant traits: a call for trait data collection
Background and aimsHyperaccumulator plants exhibit extreme ecophysiological characteristics, which make them suited for phytoremediation....
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Simulated herbivory enhances Cd phytoextraction efficiency of sunflowers
BackgroundMetal hyperaccumulators are plant species that can uptake and store high concentrations of heavy metals in their aboveground tissues, while...
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Biogeochemical aspects of the serpentines of Rhodes (Greece) and Cyprus
PurposeThe sparse ultramafic (serpentine) outcrops of the island of Rhodes, and the much more comprehensive occurrences on Cyprus, have not...
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Effects of metal amendment and metalloid supplementation on foliar defences are plant accession-specific in the hyperaccumulator Arabidopsis halleri
Soil pollution by metals and metalloids as a consequence of anthropogenic industrialisation exerts a seriously damaging impact on ecosystems....
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Hyperaccumulation of Potentially Toxic Micronutrients by Plants
High concentrations of heavy metals in the soil have detrimental effects on ecosystems and human health through agricultural products or contaminated...
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Laboratory μ-X-ray fluorescence elemental map** of herbarium specimens for hyperaccumulator studies
Background and aimsAn innovative approach “Herbarium Ionomics” used a handheld X-ray fluorescence (XRF) device to non-destructively extract...
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Hyperaccumulation of fucoxanthin by enhancing methylerythritol phosphate pathway in Phaeodactylum tricornutum
AbstractThe established human health benefits of carotenoids along with the contemporary consumption of natural carotenoids bring the necessity to...
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Possible Physiological Mechanisms of Leaf Photodamage in Plants Grown under Continuous Lighting
AbstractUnlike the natural photoperiod that includes the alternation of day and night in the diurnal cycle, continuous (24 h a day) lighting provides...
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Physiological responses of the nickel hyperaccumulator Bornmuellera emarginata under varying nickel dose levels and pH in hydroponics
Background and aimsThe nickel hyperaccumulator Bornmuellera emarginata (Brassicaceae) is a species adapted to thrive on naturally nickel-enriched...
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Cobalt hyperaccumulation in Rinorea cf. bengalensis (Violaceae) from Sabah: accumulation potential and tissue and cellular-level distribution of cobalt
AimsKnowledge on the ecophysiology of cobalt hyperaccumulator species is limited. The nickel hyperaccumulator Rinorea cf. bengalensis from Borneo...
