Foliage application of selenium and silicon nanoparticles alleviates Cd and Pb toxicity in rice (Oryza sativa L.).

TL;DR: In this paper , the effects of foliar and soil applications of nanosilicon (nano-Si) on plant biomass, metal accumulation and volatile oils in Houttuynia cordata grown in Cd and Pb cocontaminated soil were evaluated.

TL;DR: In this article , the authors used selenocysteine (Sec) probe NN-Sec and the newly designed Cd2+ probe SCP as visualization tools to monitor Sec-inhibited Cd 2+ uptake in rice.

TL;DR: Silicon nanomaterials (SiNMs) show promise in remediating potentially toxic trace elements (PTEs) in agricultural soils, offering a sustainable alternative to conventional methods, with unique characteristics enhancing their effectiveness in removing PTEs from the environment.

TL;DR: The role of important factors such as solution ionic strength, pH, and particle surface chemistry that control nanoparticle dispersion was examined in this article, where the size and zeta potential of four TiO2 and three quantum dot samples dispersed in different solutions (including one physiological medium) were characterized.

TL;DR: In this article, a member of the Nramp (for the Natural Resistance-associated Macrophage Protein) family (Nramp5) was found to be involved in Mn uptake and subsequently the accumulation of high concentrations of Mn in rice.

TL;DR: Recent studies on rice (Oryza sativa) and Cd-hyperaccumulating plants that have led to important insights into the processes controlling the passage of Cd from the soil to edible plant organs are reviewed.

TL;DR: Investigation of variation in the assimilation and translocation of arsenic in commercially farmed temperate rice, wheat, and barley found that the risk posed by As in the human food-chain needs to be considered in the context of anaerobic verses aerobic ecosystems.