L. Andrades-Moreno

TL;DR: Si appears to play a significant role in salinity tolerance even in a halophyte, which has other, specific salt-tolerance mechanisms, through diverse protective effects on the photosynthetic apparatus, water-use efficiency and mineral nutrient balance.

TL;DR: A. macrostachyum demonstrated hypertolerance to cadmium stress; it did not show phytotoxicity at shoot concentration as high as 70 mg kg(-1), and the bioaccumulator factors exceeded the critical value for all Cd treatments, and the transport factors indicated that this species has higher ability to transfer Cd from roots to shoots at lower Cd concentrations.

TL;DR: Zinc and salinity had a marked overall effect on the photochemical apparatus, partially mediated by the accumulation of H2O2 and subsequent oxidative damage, however, salinity favoured the recovery of the photosynthetic apparatus to the toxic action of zinc, and enhanced the nutrient uptake.

TL;DR: This consortium was able to two-fold increase seed germination and to protect seeds against fungal contamination, suggesting that it could facilitate the establishment of the plant in polluted estuaries.

TL;DR: The results indicated that A. halimus presented a high resistance to Cu-induced stress, since the plants were able to survive at concentrations higher than 15 mmol l(-1) Cu, but this capacity was not reflected in its ability to accumulate and tolerate greater amounts of Cu in its tissues.