Soils are the most complex and diverse ecosystem in the world. In addition to providing
humanity with 98.8% of its food, soils provide a broad range of other services, from carbon …

The agronomic application of nanotechnology in plants (phytonanotechnology) has the
potential to alter conventional plant production systems, allowing for the controlled release of …

Despite its environmental (and financial) importance, there is no agreement in the literature
as to which extractant most accurately estimates the phytoavailability of trace metals in soils. …

Rapid industrialization in China during the last three decades has resulted in widespread
contamination of Cd in agricultural soils. A considerable proportion of the rice grain grown in …

The increasing use of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs) in various commercial products is
prompting detailed investigation regarding the fate of these materials in the environment. …

Despite the rhizotoxicity of aluminum ( Al ) being identified over 100 years ago, there is still
no consensus regarding the mechanisms whereby root elongation rate is initially reduced in …

A concentration as low as 1μM lead (Pb) is highly toxic to plants, but previous studies have
typically related plant growth to the total amount of Pb added to a solution. In the present …

The preharvest drainage of rice paddy fields during the grain filling stage can result in a
substantial mobilization of Cd in soil and, consequently, elevated grain Cd concentration. …

Not only do soils provide 98.7% of the calories consumed by humans, they also provide
numerous other functions upon which planetary survivability closely depends. However, our …

The use of “balanced” Ca, Mg, and K ratios, as prescribed by the basic cation saturation ratio
(BCSR) concept, is still used by some private soil‐testing laboratories for the interpretation …