ReviewPlanta2021
Zinc toxicity in plants: a review.
Review in Planta, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 86 papers.
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86 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Evaluation of toxic metal contamination and source allocation in agricultural soils of Chhattisgarh, India: multivariate and artificial network approaches.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- CRISPR/Cas9-mediated knockout of ZmHMA3 reveals its essential role in zinc homeostasis and high-zinc stress tolerance in maize.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Species-Specific Effects of Humic Substances and Mycorrhiza on Antioxidant Defense and Metal Stress Tolerance inInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Belowground and Aboveground Responses to Mixed Metal Contamination in Native Central European Trees in Relation to the Species-Specific Autecology.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Bio-Based Wax Interfaces for Droplet Energy Harvesting at Fluoropolymer-Like Output Levels.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- Mitigating drought stress in bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.) through foliar application of potassium, zinc, calcium, and silicon.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Biosynthesized ZnO nanoparticles enhance salt tolerance in Brassica Napus through antioxidant and gene regulatory pathways.BMC plant biology · 2026Article
- Physiological and Metabolic Changes Induced by Fullerene CPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Agronomic biofortification in tomato: balancing micronutrient enrichment, yield, and fruit quality.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Article
- Zinc in Soil-Plant-Human Systems: A Synthesis of Its Fate, Essential Roles, and Health Implications.Scientifica · 2026Review
- Assessment of trace metals concentrations of soils and plants of urban and suburban areas of Safi City, Morocco.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Metabolic Responses to the Zinc Stress in the Roots and Leaves ofPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Global impact of micronutrients in modern human evolution.American journal of human genetics · 2025Article
- Partners in root nodule symbiosis respond uniquely to heavy metal stresses in a host genotype-dependent manner.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The effects of soil micro-environment on the adaptation of Cynodon dactylon (L.) Persoon in a copper smelter's slag dump.Annals of botany · 2025Article
- Phytotoxic Effects and Agricultural Potential of Nanofertilizers: A Study Using Zeolite, Zinc Oxide, and Titanium Dioxide Under Controlled Conditions.Journal of xenobiotics · 2025Article
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Abstract
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conclusionThis review highlights the most recent updated information available about Zn phytotoxicity at physiological, biochemical and molecular levels, uptake mechanisms as well as excess Zn homeostasis in plants. Zinc (Zn) is a natural component of soil in terrestrial environments and is a vital element for plant growth, as it performs imperative functions in numerous metabolic pathways. However, potentially noxious levels of Zn in soils can result in various alterations in plants like reduced growth, photosynthetic and respiratory rate, imbalanced mineral nutrition and enhanced generation of reactive oxygen species. Zn enters into soils through various sources, such as weathering of rocks, forest fires, volcanoes, mining and smelting activities, manure, sewage sludge and phosphatic fertilizers. The rising alarm in environmental facet, as well as, the narrow gap between Zn essentiality and toxicity in plants has drawn the attention of the scientific community to its effects on plants and crucial role in agricultural sustainability. Hence, this review focuses on the most recent updates about various physiological and biochemical functions perturbed by high levels of Zn, its mechanisms of uptake and transport as well as molecular aspects of surplus Zn homeostasis in plants. Moreover, this review attempts to understand the mechanisms of Zn toxicity in plants and to present novel perspectives intended to drive future investigations on the topic. The findings will further throw light on various mechanisms adopted by plants to cope with Zn stress which will be of great significance to breeders for enhancing tolerance to Zn contamination.
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