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ReviewFrontiers in plant science2026

Fate, transport, and biological impacts of microplastics in agricultural soil-wheat systems: from soil movement to food safety.

Umair Sarfraz, Quan Ma, Min Zhu, Jinfeng Ding, Chunyan Li, Wenshan Guo, Xinkai Zhu

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Review in Frontiers in plant science, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Umair SarfrazJiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology/Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Cultivation and Physiology, Agricultural College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Quan MaJiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology/Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Cultivation and Physiology, Agricultural College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Min ZhuJiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology/Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Cultivation and Physiology, Agricultural College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Jinfeng DingJiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology/Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Cultivation and Physiology, Agricultural College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Chunyan LiJiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology/Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Cultivation and Physiology, Agricultural College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Wenshan GuoJiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology/Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Cultivation and Physiology, Agricultural College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Xinkai ZhuJiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology/Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Cultivation and Physiology, Agricultural College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Microplastics are persistent contaminants of agricultural soils and may affect soil structure, microbial activity, nutrient cycling, crop growth, and the quality of plant-derived foods. Wheat (

Indexed as

agricultural soilfood safetygrain qualitymicroplasticsplastisphereroot uptakesoil transportwheat

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PMID42614506
PMCPMC13482089

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