Plants are resilient, but even they are struggling with the increasing presence of microplastics.
Tag - heavy metals
Nigel Chaffey
Microscopes and roots: investigating whether cell wall thickenings are phi (Φ) or “C” shaped
Noccaea caerulescens has some tricks that help it cope with heavy metals.
Juniper Kiss
Effects of cadmium on the Amazonian tree species Virola surinamensis
Cadmium is a non-biodegradable and easily absorbed, translocated and accumulated element in plant tissues. This means that it is highly available to plant root systems and can be toxic even at low concentrations...
William Salter
The hyperactive heavy metal band
It has been said that humans try to understand plants for two reasons: Either to kill them better – e.g. if they are considered to be weeds that compete for resources with our crop plants – or to exploit them for human...
AM fungi and poplar growth on contaminated soil
AM fungi and poplar growth on contaminated soil Plant tolerance to stress can be improved by the presence of mycorrhiza. Cicatelli et al. study the response of poplar, Populus alba, with or without pre-inoculation with...
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