The Role of Sulfur in Agronomic Biofortification with Essential Micronutrients
Sulfur (S) is an essential macronutrient for plants, being necessary for their growth and metabolism and exhibiting diverse roles throughout their life cycles. Inside the plant body, S is present either in one of its inorganic forms or incorporated in an organic compound. Moreover, organic S compoun...
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| description | Sulfur (S) is an essential macronutrient for plants, being necessary for their growth and metabolism and exhibiting diverse roles throughout their life cycles. Inside the plant body, S is present either in one of its inorganic forms or incorporated in an organic compound. Moreover, organic S compounds may contain S in its reduced or oxidized form. Among others, S plays roles in maintaining the homeostasis of essential micronutrients, e.g., iron (Fe), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), and manganese (Mn). One of the most well-known connections is homeostasis between S and Fe, mainly in terms of the role of S in uptake, transportation, and distribution of Fe, as well as the functional interactions of S with Fe in the Fe-S clusters. This review reports the available information describing the connections between the homeostasis of S and Fe, Cu, Zn, and Mn in plants. The roles of S- or sulfur-derived organic ligands in metal uptake and translocation within the plant are highlighted. Moreover, the roles of these micronutrients in S homeostasis are also discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bb5a5a71f21e4e7fb6dae04341b119c02023-12-01T23:06:12ZengMDPI AGPlants2223-77472022-07-011115197910.3390/plants11151979The Role of Sulfur in Agronomic Biofortification with Essential MicronutrientsStyliani N. Chorianopoulou0Dimitris L. Bouranis1Plant Physiology Laboratory, Crop Science Department, Agricultural University of Athens, 11855 Athens, GreecePlant Physiology Laboratory, Crop Science Department, Agricultural University of Athens, 11855 Athens, GreeceSulfur (S) is an essential macronutrient for plants, being necessary for their growth and metabolism and exhibiting diverse roles throughout their life cycles. Inside the plant body, S is present either in one of its inorganic forms or incorporated in an organic compound. Moreover, organic S compounds may contain S in its reduced or oxidized form. Among others, S plays roles in maintaining the homeostasis of essential micronutrients, e.g., iron (Fe), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), and manganese (Mn). One of the most well-known connections is homeostasis between S and Fe, mainly in terms of the role of S in uptake, transportation, and distribution of Fe, as well as the functional interactions of S with Fe in the Fe-S clusters. This review reports the available information describing the connections between the homeostasis of S and Fe, Cu, Zn, and Mn in plants. The roles of S- or sulfur-derived organic ligands in metal uptake and translocation within the plant are highlighted. Moreover, the roles of these micronutrients in S homeostasis are also discussed.https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/11/15/1979copper homeostasisiron homeostasismanganese homeostasissulfur homeostasiszinc homeostasis |
| spellingShingle | Styliani N. Chorianopoulou Dimitris L. Bouranis The Role of Sulfur in Agronomic Biofortification with Essential Micronutrients Plants copper homeostasis iron homeostasis manganese homeostasis sulfur homeostasis zinc homeostasis |
| title | The Role of Sulfur in Agronomic Biofortification with Essential Micronutrients |
| title_full | The Role of Sulfur in Agronomic Biofortification with Essential Micronutrients |
| title_fullStr | The Role of Sulfur in Agronomic Biofortification with Essential Micronutrients |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Role of Sulfur in Agronomic Biofortification with Essential Micronutrients |
| title_short | The Role of Sulfur in Agronomic Biofortification with Essential Micronutrients |
| title_sort | role of sulfur in agronomic biofortification with essential micronutrients |
| topic | copper homeostasis iron homeostasis manganese homeostasis sulfur homeostasis zinc homeostasis |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/11/15/1979 |
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