Trace element dynamics in soils and plant uptake

Project (past)

Project dates01 Apr 2008 to end of 31 Mar 2012
Researchers
Principal InvestigatorFangjie Zhao
FunderBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Project number4960
S4960
DepartmentSustainable Soils and Grassland Systems (SSGS)
Research fish codeBBS/E/C/00004960
Grant IDBBS/E/C/00004960

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A multi-technique investigation of copper and zinc distribution, speciation and potential bioavailability in biosolids

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Donner, E., Ryan, C. G., Howard, D. L., Zarcinas, B., Scheckel, K. G., McGrath, S. P., De Jonge, M. D., Paterson, D., Naidu, R. and Lombi, E. 2012. A multi-technique investigation of copper and zinc distribution, speciation and potential bioavailability in biosolids. Environmental Pollution. 166, pp. 57-64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2012.02.012

Accumulation, distribution and speciation of arsenic in wheat grain

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhao, F-J., Stroud, J. L., Eagling, T., Dunham, S. J., McGrath, S. P. and Shewry, P. R. 2010. Accumulation, distribution and speciation of arsenic in wheat grain. Environmental Science & Technology. 44 (14), pp. 5464-5468. https://doi.org/10.1021/es100765g

Arsenic accumulation by the aquatic fern Azolla : comparison of arsenate uptake, speciation and efflux by A. caroliniana and A. filiculoides

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhang, X., Lin, A-J., Zhao, F-J., Xu, G-Z., Duan, G-L. and Zhu, Y-G. 2008. Arsenic accumulation by the aquatic fern Azolla : comparison of arsenate uptake, speciation and efflux by A. caroliniana and A. filiculoides. Environmental Pollution. 156, pp. 1149-1155. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2008.04.002

Arsenic and rice

E - Books edited/written by staff member, alone/with others
Meharg, A. A. and Zhao, F-J. 2012. Arsenic and rice. Springer, Dordrecht.

Arsenic as a food chain contaminant: mechanisms of plant uptake and metabolism and mitigation strategies

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhao, F-J., McGrath, S. P. and Meharg, A. A. 2010. Arsenic as a food chain contaminant: mechanisms of plant uptake and metabolism and mitigation strategies. Annual Review of Plant Biology. 61, pp. 535-559. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-arplant-042809-112152

Arsenic bioavailability to rice is elevated in Bangladeshi paddy soils

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Khan, M. A., Stroud, J. L., Zhu, Y-G., McGrath, S. P. and Zhao, F-J. 2010. Arsenic bioavailability to rice is elevated in Bangladeshi paddy soils. Environmental Science & Technology. 44, pp. 8515-8521. https://doi.org/10.1021/es101952f

Arsenic influence on genetic variation in grain trace-element nutrient content in Bengal delta grown rice

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Norton, G. J., Dasgupta, T., Islam, M. R., Islam, S., Deacon, C. M., Zhao, F-J., Stroud, J. L., McGrath, S. P., Feldmann, J., Price, A. H. and Meharg, A. A. 2010. Arsenic influence on genetic variation in grain trace-element nutrient content in Bengal delta grown rice. Environmental Science & Technology. 44, pp. 8284-8288. https://doi.org/10.1021/es101487x

Arsenic shoot-grain relationships in field grown rice cultivars

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Norton, G. J., Islam, M. R., Duan, G., Lei, M., Zhu, Y., Deacon, C. M., Moran, A. C., Islam, S., Zhao, F-J., Stroud, J. L., McGrath, S. P., Feldmann, J., Price, A. H. and Meharg, A. A. 2010. Arsenic shoot-grain relationships in field grown rice cultivars. Environmental Science & Technology. 44 (4), pp. 1471-1477. https://doi.org/10.1021/es902992d

Arsenic speciation in phloem and xylem exudates of castor bean

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Ye, W-L., Wood, B. A., Stroud, J. L., Andralojc, P. J., Raab, A., McGrath, S. P., Feldmann, J. and Zhao, F-J. 2010. Arsenic speciation in phloem and xylem exudates of castor bean. Plant Physiology. 154, pp. 1505-1513. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.110.163261

Arsenic tolerance mechanisms in Holcus lanatus : is arsenite efflux involved?

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Logoteta, B., Xu, X-Y., Macnair, M. R., McGrath, S. P. and Zhao, F-J. 2008. Arsenic tolerance mechanisms in Holcus lanatus : is arsenite efflux involved? Abstracts 20th New Phytologist Symposium on Arsenic: Unravelling its Metabolism and Speciation in Plants, Aberdeen, 26-27 June 2008 . pp. 37

Arsenic translocation in rice investigated using radioactive 73As tracer

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhao, F-J., Stroud, J. L., Khan, M. A. and McGrath, S. P. 2012. Arsenic translocation in rice investigated using radioactive 73As tracer. Plant and Soil. 350 (1-2), pp. 413-420. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-011-0926-4

Arsenic transport in plants

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Zhao, F-J., Ma, J. F. and McGrath, S. P. 2009. Arsenic transport in plants. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa.2009.04.411

Arsenic uptake and metabolism in plants

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhao, F-J., Ma, J. F., Meharg, A. A. and McGrath, S. P. 2009. Arsenic uptake and metabolism in plants. New Phytologist. 181 (4), pp. 777-794. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8137.2008.02716.x

Arsenic uptake and metabolism in plants: mechanisms and mitigation measures to reduce arsenic transfer to the food chain

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Zhao, F-J. and McGrath, S. P. 2009. Arsenic uptake and metabolism in plants: mechanisms and mitigation measures to reduce arsenic transfer to the food chain. Abstracts 10th International Conference on the Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements, Chihuahua, Mexico, 13-18 July 2009 .

Arsenic uptake and speciation in the rootless duckweed Wolffia globosa

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhang, X., Zhao, F-J., Huang, Q., Williams, P. N., Sun, G-X. and Zhu, Y-G. 2009. Arsenic uptake and speciation in the rootless duckweed Wolffia globosa. New Phytologist. 182 (2), pp. 421-428. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8137.2008.02758.x

Arsenite efflux is not enhanced in the arsenate-tolerant phenotype of Holcus lanatus

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Logoteta, B., Xu, X-Y., Macnair, M. R., McGrath, S. P. and Zhao, F-J. 2009. Arsenite efflux is not enhanced in the arsenate-tolerant phenotype of Holcus lanatus. New Phytologist. 183 (2), pp. 340-348. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.02841.x

Arsenite transport in plants

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Ali, W., Isayenkov, S. V., Zhao, F-J. and Maathuis, F. J. M. 2009. Arsenite transport in plants. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 66, pp. 2329-2339. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00018-009-0021-7

Assessing the labile arsenic pool in contaminated paddy soils by isotopic dilution techniques and simple extractions

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Stroud, J. L., Khan, M. A., Norton, G. J., Islam, M. R., Dasgupta, T., Zhu, Y-G., Price, A. H., Meharg, A. A., McGrath, S. P. and Zhao, F-J. 2011. Assessing the labile arsenic pool in contaminated paddy soils by isotopic dilution techniques and simple extractions. Environmental Science & Technology. 45, pp. 4262-4269. https://doi.org/10.1021/es104080s

Beneficial elements

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Broadley, M., Brown, P., Cakmak, I., Ma, J. F., Rengel, Z. and Zhao, F-J. 2012. Beneficial elements. in: Marschner, P. (ed.) Marschner's mineral nutrition of higher plants, 3rd ed Academic Press, London. pp. 249-269

Biofortification and phytoremediation

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhao, F-J. and McGrath, S. P. 2009. Biofortification and phytoremediation. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 12, pp. 373-380. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pbi.2009.04.005

Complexation of arsenite with phytochelatins reduces arsenite efflux and translocation from roots to shoots in Arabidopsis

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Liu, W-J., Wood, B. A., Raab, A., McGrath, S. P., Zhao, F-J. and Feldmann, J. 2010. Complexation of arsenite with phytochelatins reduces arsenite efflux and translocation from roots to shoots in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiology. 152, pp. 2211-2221. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.109.150862

Contrasting effects of dwarfing alleles and nitrogen availability on mineral concentrations in wheat grain

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Gooding, M. J., Fan, M., McGrath, S. P., Shewry, P. R. and Zhao, F-J. 2012. Contrasting effects of dwarfing alleles and nitrogen availability on mineral concentrations in wheat grain. Plant and Soil. 360, pp. 93-107. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-012-1203-x

Distinguishing diffusional and plant control of Cd and Ni uptake by hyperaccumulator and nonhyperaccumulator plants

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Luo, J., Zhang, H., Zhao, F-J. and Davison, W. 2010. Distinguishing diffusional and plant control of Cd and Ni uptake by hyperaccumulator and nonhyperaccumulator plants. Environmental Science & Technology. 44, pp. 6636-6641. https://doi.org/10.1021/es100371d

Effect of long-term equilibration on the toxicity of molybdenum to soil organisms

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Van Gestel, C. A. M., McGrath, S. P., Smolders, E., Diez Ortiz, M., Borgman, E., Verweij, R. A., Buekers, J. and Oorts, K. 2012. Effect of long-term equilibration on the toxicity of molybdenum to soil organisms. Environmental Pollution. 162, pp. 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2011.10.013

Effect of nitrogen form on the rhizosphere dynamics and uptake of cadmium and zinc by the hyperaccumulator Thlaspi caerulescens

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Xie, H. L., Jiang, R. F., Zhang, F-S., McGrath, S. P. and Zhao, F-J. 2009. Effect of nitrogen form on the rhizosphere dynamics and uptake of cadmium and zinc by the hyperaccumulator Thlaspi caerulescens. Plant and Soil. 318, pp. 205-215. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-008-9830-y

Elemental imaging at the nanoscale: NanoSIMS and complementary techniques for element localisation in plants

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Moore, K. L., Lombi, E., Zhao, F-J. and Grovenor, C. R. M. 2012. Elemental imaging at the nanoscale: NanoSIMS and complementary techniques for element localisation in plants. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 402, pp. 3263-3273. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-011-5484-3

Environmental and genetic control of arsenic accumulation and speciation in rice grain: comparing a range of common cultivars grown in contaminated sites across Bangladesh, China and India

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Norton, G. J., Duan, G., Dasgupta, T., Islam, M. R., Lei, M., Zhu, Y., Deacon, C. M., Moran, A. C., Islam, S., Zhao, F-J., Stroud, J. L., McGrath, S. P., Feldmann, J., Price, A. H. and Meharg, A. A. 2009. Environmental and genetic control of arsenic accumulation and speciation in rice grain: comparing a range of common cultivars grown in contaminated sites across Bangladesh, China and India. Environmental Science & Technology. 43, pp. 8381-8386. https://doi.org/10.1021/es901844q

Evaluation of an electrostatic toxicity model for predicting Ni2+ toxicity to barley root elongation in hydroponic cultures and in soils

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Wang, P., Kopittke, P. M., De Schamphelaere, K. A. C., Zhao, F-J., Zhou, D-M., Lock, K., Ma, Y-B., Peijnenburg, W. J. G. M. and McGrath, S. P. 2011. Evaluation of an electrostatic toxicity model for predicting Ni2+ toxicity to barley root elongation in hydroponic cultures and in soils. New Phytologist. 192 (2), pp. 414-427. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8137.2011.03806.x

Evidence for a role of phytochelatins in regulating arsenic accumulation in rice grain

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Duan, G-L., Hu, Y., Liu, W-J., Kneer, R., Zhao, F-J. and Zhu, Y-G. 2011. Evidence for a role of phytochelatins in regulating arsenic accumulation in rice grain. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 71, pp. 416-421. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2011.02.016

Evidence for the mechanisms of zinc uptake by rice using isotope fractionation

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Arnold, T., Kirk, G. J. D., Wissuwa, M., Frei, M., Zhao, F-J., Mason, T. F. D. and Weiss, D. J. 2010. Evidence for the mechanisms of zinc uptake by rice using isotope fractionation. Plant, Cell and Environment. 33 (3), pp. 370-381. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3040.2009.02085.x

Evidence of decreasing mineral density in wheat grain over the last 160 years

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Fan, M-S., Zhao, F-J., Fairweather-Tait, S. J., Poulton, P. R., Dunham, S. J. and McGrath, S. P. 2008. Evidence of decreasing mineral density in wheat grain over the last 160 years. Journal Of Trace Elements In Medicine And Biology. 22, pp. 315-324. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtemb.2008.07.002

Feasibility of phytoextraction to remediate cadmium and zinc contaminated soils

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Koopmans, G. F., Romkens, P. F. A. M., Fokkema, M. J., Song, J., Japenga, J. and Zhao, F-J. 2008. Feasibility of phytoextraction to remediate cadmium and zinc contaminated soils. Luo, Y. M. (ed.) Proceedings 3rd International Conference on Soil Pollution and Remediation, Nanjing, 18-21 October 2008 . pp. 138-140

Feasibility of phytoextraction to remediate cadmium and zinc contaminated soils

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Koopmans, G. F., Romkens, P. F. A. M., Fokkema, M. J., Song, J., Luo, Y. M., Japenga, J. and Zhao, F-J. 2008. Feasibility of phytoextraction to remediate cadmium and zinc contaminated soils. Environmental Pollution. 156 (3), pp. 905-914. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2008.05.029

Floral climatic and soil pH controls on leaf ash content in China's terrestrial plants

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Han, W., Chen, Y., Zhao, F-J., Tang, L., Jiang, R. and Zhang, F. 2012. Floral climatic and soil pH controls on leaf ash content in China's terrestrial plants. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 21 (3), pp. 376-382. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1466-8238.2011.00677.x

Function of nutrients: micronutrients

B - Book chapters etc edited externally
Broadley, M., Brown, P., Cakmak, I., Rengel, Z. and Zhao, F-J. 2012. Function of nutrients: micronutrients. in: Marschner, P. (ed.) Marschner's mineral nutrition of higher plants, 3rd ed Academic Press, London. pp. 191-248

Genetically engineering Bacillus subtilis with a heat-resistant arsenite methyltransferase for bioremediation of arsenic-contaminated organic waste

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Huang, K., Chen, C., Shen, Q., Rosen, B. P. and Zhao, F-J. 2015. Genetically engineering Bacillus subtilis with a heat-resistant arsenite methyltransferase for bioremediation of arsenic-contaminated organic waste. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 81, pp. 6718-6724. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.01535-15

Geographical variation in total and inorganic arsenic content of polished (white) rice

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Meharg, A. A., Williams, P. N., Adomako, E., Lawgali, Y. Y., Deacon, C., Villada, A., Cambell, R. C. J., Sun, G., Zhu, Y-G., Feldmann, J., Raab, A., Zhao, F-J., Islam, R., Hossain, S. and Yanai, J. 2009. Geographical variation in total and inorganic arsenic content of polished (white) rice. Environmental Science & Technology. 43, pp. 1612-1617. https://doi.org/10.1021/es802612a

Growing rice aerobically markedly decreases arsenic accumulation

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Xu, X-Y., McGrath, S. P., Meharg, A. A. and Zhao, F-J. 2008. Growing rice aerobically markedly decreases arsenic accumulation. Environmental Science & Technology. 42, pp. 5574-5579. https://doi.org/10.1021/es800324u

Heterologous expression of the yeast arsenite efflux system ACR3 improves Arabidopsis thaliana tolerance to arsenic stress

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Ali, W., Isner, J-C., Isayenkov, S. V., Liu, W., Zhao, F-J. and Maathuis, F. J. M. 2012. Heterologous expression of the yeast arsenite efflux system ACR3 improves Arabidopsis thaliana tolerance to arsenic stress. New Phytologist. 194 (3), pp. 716-723. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8137.2012.04092.x

High-resolution secondary ion mass spectrometry reveals the contrasting subcellular distribution of arsenic and silicon in rice roots

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Moore, K. L., Schroder, M., Wu, Z., Martin, B. G. H., Hawes, C. R., McGrath, S. P., Hawkesford, M. J., Ma, J. F., Zhao, F-J. and Grovenor, C. R. M. 2011. High-resolution secondary ion mass spectrometry reveals the contrasting subcellular distribution of arsenic and silicon in rice roots. Plant Physiology. 156, pp. 913-924. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.111.173088