Epigenetic Control of Plant Response to Heavy Metal Stress: A New View on Aluminum Tolerance

High concentrations of heavy metal (HM) ions impact agronomic staple crop production in acid soils (pH ≤ 5) due to their cytotoxic, genotoxic, and mutagenic effects. Among cytotoxic ions, the trivalent aluminum cation (Al3+) formed by solubilization of aluminum (Al) into acid soils, is one of the mo...

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Main Authors: Jenny Johana Gallo-Franco, Chrystian Camilo Sosa, Thaura Ghneim-Herrera, Mauricio Quimbaya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2020.602625/full